A Costly Toll

The abrupt fall in consumer spending and travel following the attacks is exacting a brutal price from business.



Projected amount of federal stimulus package under consideration to prop up economy.Includes tax cuts. $140 billion
Job cuts announced since the attacks. 144,540 jobs
The value of stock market losses during the first week of trading since Sept.11 $1.38 trillion
Last week's drop in the dow Jones industrial average,the biggest weekly slide since the Great Depression. 14.3%
Projected loss for airline industry for the month of September. $5 billion
Preliminary damage estimate from the attacks($20 billion in property damage,$40 billion in lost output) $60 billion