The U.S. ranks 48th in inflation

According to the USDA, in 2008 the United States had an inflation rate of 4.30%, which made it rank forty-eighth in terms of lowest inflation rates. New Caledonia ranked first, with an inflation rate of 0.6%.

The U.S. ranks 6th for expat children

According to the HSBC Bank International Expat Explorer Survey of 2008, the United States ranks sixth out of fourteen countries in terms of the best places to raise expatriated children. Spain ranks first.