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• 51% of US small business owners say business conditions deteriorated
• 44% of businesses rely on credit cards for financing
• UK population to reach 77 mln in 2060
• Average US company collects bills in 41 days
• Average American tips 19% at a restaurant
• 45.7 mln Americans uninsured in 2007
• 6% of US households with income average or above own a timeshare
• Virtual economies employ 400,000 people in 2008
• 62.7% of US employees choose PPO plan for their medical insurance
• Americans have 45 mln frequent-flyer credit cards
• Online political activity between Obama and McCain supporters
• Online political activities by age
• 37% of those who politically engaged online say the internet helps them feel more personally connected with the candidates
• Growth in political content sharing and creation since fall 2006
• 65% of online Obama’s supporters and 56% of online McCain’s supporters get political news online
• 35% of Americans think US will be the world science leader by 2028
• 55% of Republicans, 61% of Democrats, and 56% of independents look online for news about politics or the 2008 campaigns
• 36% of online Democrats, 21% of Republicans and 28% of independents have a profile on a social networking site
• Political News Consumers, 2004 vs. 2008
• 45% of online Democrats and 34% of Republicans go online
• 27% of internet users go online once a week to do something related to Presidential campaign
• 18% of Obama supporters likely to sign an online petition
• $8.5 bln lost to viruses and spyware in 2006-2007
• 35% of all adults have watched a politically related video
• 57% of Americans are into Summer Olympics
• Average US household credit card debt is $8,565
• Magazine ad revenues down 3.1% in the first half of 2008
• 60% of new house buyers consulted the internet during their search
• Research market shares
• 57% of US teens have a short attention span
• 53% of online Americans purchased music in 2007
• What people do when they start the process of looking for a place to live
• Online tools used by those who search for a place to live
• 27% of cell phone buyers said online information had a major impact on their decision
• Business-friendliest states: Delaware, Nebraska, Maine
• Newpaper digital ad revenues to reach $150 bln by 2011
• What people do when they look for a new place to live
• 5% of internet users who found a place to live discussed their new place or neighborhood in an online forum or community
• Only 0.4% of grocery coupons get used
• 3.13 bln books sold in 2007
• 58% of Americans say that online information gave them a good introduction to their new community
• 4% of Americans discussed cell phones in an online forum or community
• 29% of Americans said online information helped them get a better price on their house or apartment
• 24% of US teens write music
• 47% of black teens have written in a personal journal in the past year
• 93% of teens have written something for themselves or just for fun in the past year
• 52% of teen blog writers are informal in their writing
• 21% of 15-17 year olds usually use computers for their school writing
• 44% of teens spend time in person with friends outside of school
• 65% of teens usually do their school writing by hand
• 7% of US teens do not do any writing in their English classes
• 56% of teens said they think writing is essential
• 50% of teens are writing something just about every day
• 40% of parents think computers have a negative impact on their child’s writing
• 75% of higher-income teens like to write up science labs
• 48% of parents feel that their children write more than they themselves did at the same age
• 83% of parents think writing skills are more important today
• 63% of black teens use social networking profiles for communication
• 87% of all teens engage in electronic communication
• 96% of 15-17-year-old teens like to create essays
• 39% of teens say they talk with their friends in person outside of school
• 24% of white teens say they usually do their non-school writing on a computer
• 24% of teens write for personal enjoyment several times a month
• 25.1 mln Americans to travel internationally this summer
• Top US newspapers by subscriber count, April 2008
• 81% of Americans feel the country is on the wrong track
• 43% of consumers think that US economy is headed for recession
• Mobile messaging to generate $212 bln by 2013
• 25 mln home theaters by 2013
• 29% of IT workers support Obama and McCain
• 38% of sports fans will download a game online in the next 2 years
• 74% of Californians noticed a weaker economy in February 2008
• 54% of movie goers see movie trailers online
• US credit card market: Visa - 44%, MasterCard - 31%, AmEx - 20%, Discover - 5%
• 281 exabytes of information existed in 2007
• 33.5% of global patents filed by US companies in 2007
• 8,021 Computer Science students graduated in 2007
• US consumers are likely to give up packaging for convenience
• 146 mln mobile phones sold in the US in 2007
• Internet access by household income
• 1% of Americans incarcerated
• 61% of Brits and 54% of Americans think the economy will get worse
• US footwear sales, 2005-2007
• 2.8 bln equity option contracts in 2007
• 17% of Internet users bought digital content
• 62% of Americans would go broke if they got seriously sick
• 70% of adults live within 2 miles of a library
• 16% Americans have exchanged emails regarding Presidential candidates
• 3.5% of US teens have a credit card in their name
• 25% of Americans under 30 use social networks for campaign information
• Americans with income above $40k more likely to visit libraries
• Presidential candidates in blogs: Barack Obama - 0.59%, Hillary Clinton - 0.51%
• 68% of college-educated Americans have been to a library in 2007
• Media mergers and acquisitions generated $110 bln in 2007
• 81% of IT organizations pay attention to green-ness
• Top-selling US albums, 1991-2007
• 4.94 mln houses to be sold in the US in 2008, prices to fall 2%
• Radio stations to make $28.7 bln by 2016
• 60% of Americans break New Year resolutions in 3 months
• Gift card sales near $100 bln in 2007
• 86 companies went IPO in 2007, raised $10.3 bln
• Personal robots to generate $15 bln by 2015
• EMEA geostationary transponder market to reach $2.95 bln by 2011
• Nanoparticles to generate $521.9 mln in 2007
• Brightness enhancement light management films to grow at 11% a year
• Automotive LEDs to be worth $1 bln by 2014
• 41% of all WiMAX revenues were in North America
• Most popular US activities by share of time, 1995-2007
• Publishing market generated $383.6 mln in 2006
• 20% of Ethernet port shipments in Q3 2007 were power over Ethernet
• 9% of Americans look forward to holiday dinners
• Specialty fibers to generate $5.6 bln in 2007
• Data converters and amplifiers for medical imaging reached $315.96 mln in 2006
• Automotive sensors to generate $8 bln in 2007
• Retailers sold $25 bln worth of meals in 2007
• 1.48% of US households face foreclosure
• 33% of adults are confident with their physicians having complete picture of their medical history
• US spending on food in various regions
• Physical vapor deposition to generate $9 bln in 2007
• 50% of young women find porn acceptable
• Molecular, nanoscale, and atomic imaging generated $1.6 bln in 2006
• Global GPS market to reach $30 bln by 2008
• 83 mln to get real-time traffic information by 2012
• 3.2% more health insurance policies bought in Q2 2007
• Top gift cards by resale value: Home Depot, Lowes, Office Max
• Nanoparticles for biomedical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications to reach $204.6 mln in 2007
• 90 acres of pizza consumed daily in the United States
• Peer-to-peer loans to reach $1 bln by 2010
• Wii on 32% of wishlists, Sony PS3 on 19
• 1.3 mln head-mounted displays to ship by 2012
• 73 mln US households have discretionary income
• Smart textiles generated $70.9 mln in 2006
• 63% of US small businesses are optimistic about 2007 holiday season
• Remote health care statistics
• Chinese 2007 trade surplus to reach $250 bln in 2007
• Flat panel display revenues up 15%
• 20% of Americans switch banks due to high fees
• Microscopes generated $2.1 bln in 2006
• 4.5 bln small/medium displays to ship in 2011
• Asia/Pacific home automation market to generate $500 mln by 2011
• 30% of Americans to pay online via alternative methods by 2012
• Sporting goods is a $256 bln industry
• 34.7% of US population does not have health insurance
• In 2005 women were behind 6.1% of technology patents
• 49% of financial applicants have no intent of completing the application
• M2M market to grow at 31% a year
• US exports to China up 32% in 2006
• European home automation market to reach $446.6 mln by 2013
• 800k non-ATM kiosks in North America
• 70 mln Americans have access to personal health records
• Locally grown foods to generate $5 bln in 2007
• 11.7% of car buyers paid cash for cars in the first half of 2007
• 17% of marketers have bought ads in exchange for a news story
• Average American spends 100 hours a year on commute
• 350 mln bi-stable displays to ship by 2012
• Multi-touch touch screens to generate $433.1 mln by 2012
• US theme parks to generate $14 bln in 2011
• Canadian book publishing to reach $2.2 bln in 2011
• Newspaper publishing to grow at 3.4% a year in Asia-Pacific
• 21 mln touch screens to ship by 2012
• 4.4 mln Americans bought timeshares
• Asia Pacific movie market to generate $23.1 bln in 2011
• 14% of Americans have 5+ credit cards
• Electronic shelf labels to generate $601.9 mln in 2010
• 45% of New York companies have business continuity plans
• 40% check their e-mail while on vacation
• Chinese high-tech industry to generate $1.45 trillion by 2010
• 23.1% of Americans are 18 to 34
• Configurable driver instrument displays to generate $1.75 bln by 2012
• $120 bln was deposited online in 2005
• 77 mln Americans e-filed their taxes in 2007
• Home networking services to generate $1.4 bln in 2007
• Retail sales up 10% in Q1 2007
• Older teens adopt new tech faster than young teens
• Average US household has 50 items they never use
• Top patent recipients in Taiwan in 2006
• Small and medium LCDs to generate $20 bln by 2011
• Weekday newspaper circulation down 2.1% in the past 6 months
• 9.3 mln millionaire households in the US
• Vacation home sales up 4.7% in 2006
• Sudoku is a $125 mln a year industry
• PDP optical filter market to grow 19% in 2007
• Audiobook market is estimated at $871 mln
• PC-based point of sale systems up 4% in 2006
• 40% of 18-to-24-year-olds are concerned about retirement financials
• 50% of Americans paid a tax professional to do their taxes
• Contactless payments generated $260 mln in 2006
• Advanced driver assistance systems have a 1% penetration rate
• 18% of US businesses are minority-owned
• Timeshares are a $62 bln industry
• Global video surveillance market, 2005-2011
• Separation systems technologies market in 2006-2011
• More bottled water sold in the US than fruit beverages, sport drinks and energy drinks combined
• Top carbonated drinks in the US: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper
• Top US beverage sellers: Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Cadbury
• 79% of employees participated in an office pool
• 20% of Americans to file their taxes from office Internet
• 9.2 bln credit card direct mail offers sent to Americans in 2006
• 22% of Americans bought gift cards in the mall this year
• Only 40% of Americans have emergency funds

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