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.
As a result, its GDP per capita is only $57,300. That makes it the 18th most prosperous country per person. China has the largest GDP in the world, producing $21.2 trillion in 2016. But its GDP per capita was only $15,400 because it has four times the number of people as the United States. It's the most populous country in the world, with 1.37 billion people. The European Union is the world's second most prosperous economy, at $19.2 trillion.