State of the Union: By the Numbers "$100 billion: Estimated cost of the war in Iraq to American citizens by the end of 2003 $13 billion: Amount other countries have committed towards rebuilding Iraq (much of it in loans) as of 24 October $127 billion: Amount of US budget surplus in the year that Bush became President in 2001 $374 billion: Amount of US budget deficit in the fiscal year for 2003 2.4 million: Number of Americans who have lost their jobs during the three years of the Bush administration 1,000: Number of new jobs created in the entire country in December. Analysts had expected a gain of 130,000 1st: This administration is on its way to becoming the first since 1929 (Herbert Hoover) to preside over an overall loss of jobs during its complete term in office. 32%: Percentage of the bombs dropped on Iraq this year that were not precision-guided 1983: The year in which Donald Rumsfeld gave Saddam Hussein a pair of golden spurs 28: Number of days holiday that Bush took last August, the second longest holiday of any president in US history (Record holder: Richard Nixon) 13: Number of vacation days the average American worker receives each year" Source:"President Bush and the Real State of the Union"