This Survey is published on the responsibility of the Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC) of the OECD, which is charged with the examination of the economic situation of member countries.The economic situation and policies of the United States were reviewed by the Committee on 21 May 2014. The draft report was then revised in the light of the discussions and given final approval as the agreed report of the whole Committee on 2 June 2014.The Secretariat’s draft report was prepared for the Committee by Douglas Sutherland and Aida Caldera Sánchez, with statistical research from Valery Dugain, under the supervision of Patrick Lenain.The previous Survey of the United States was issued in June 2012.