The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges people to shower with soap before swimming as part of Three Steps for All Swimmers to Protect Against Recreational Water Illnesses. Yet, our survey found 44 percent of people do not believe it is necessary to shower before going in the pool.
The current U.S. GDP growth rate is 2.6 percent. That means the United States economy grew 2.6 percent in the second quarter of 2017. The second quarter was April through June. That attains the ideal growth rate of between 2-3 percent. The ideal rate is fast enough to provide enough jobs, but not so fast it will create inflation.
The statistic shows the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States from 2010 to 2015, with projections up until 2020. The gross domestic product of the United States in 2015 amounted to around 18.04 trillion U.S. dollars. For comparison, the GDP of China had amounted to 10.43 trillion U.S. dollars, marking the second-largest economy in the world. See U.S. GDP per capita for more information.