Apr 29
Americans’ incomes rose by 0.5% in March 2005, the best showing in three months, and they used the extra money to boost consumer spending by 0.6%, according to US Department of Commerce.
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- Why people switch credit cards
- Number of SBA loans down 30% in 2008
- 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
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- 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
- Chinese IT exports up 35.7% to $363.9 bln in 2006
- US spending on watches down 17% in 5 years
- 561 retail food franchises in the US in 2005
- 2.1 mln digital signs to ship by 2010
- Japanese commercial telematics market to reach $267 mln by 2011
- 71% of Americans believe eating at home is healthier than eating out
- US home controller market to generate $3.5 bln in 2007
- Location-based services to generate $70.5 mln in China in 2010
- 43% of US entrepreneurs were loners as kids
- US adult industry generated $13 bln in 2006, Internet porn is a $2.84 bln market
- 1 trillion paid by debit cards in 2006
- 61% of companies are not SOX-compliant yet
- Contactless payments to generate $870 mln by 2011
- 64% of CMOs optimistic about US economy in 2007
- $7.5 bln made in DVD rentals in 2006
- GaAs devices to grow 8% a year
- 25.85 mln small businesses in the US at year-end 2005
- 1.3 bln mobile displays to ship in 2007
- The richest 2% control 50% of world assets
- Small/medium display market to grow to 3.8 bln units in 2010
- Indoor signs to generate $3.8 bln by 2010
- 38.3 mln Americans to travel for Thanksgiving
- Online enrollment up 40% in 2005
- 90% of Americans who called tech support had a bad experience
- US newspaper circulation down 2.8%
- Consumer with higher credit ratings have more troubles reading their credit card statements
- Tech mergers and acquisitions reached $20 bln in 2005
- 36% of Americans with higher health costs decrease their retirement funds
- Home automation to generate $58 mln by 2011
- 49.7% of US households are married couples
- 15% of US home buyers paid above what they could afford
- Americans charged $1.8 trillion on credit cards in 2005
- 25% of US doctors use EHRs
- Indian automotive electronics to grow at 21.8% a year
- 75% of Britons do not know what VOD is
- 300 mln Americans by October 2006
- 46 mln Americans have no health insurance
- Profile of a private jet owner
- Magazine circulation up 2% in the first half of 2006
- 15 mln US households moved in 2005
- 38% of Americans will travel over Labor Day
- 49% of teens interested in money management
- 46% of college students read a national newspaper
- Top banks by customer satisfaction: Commerce Bancorp, National City
- MEMS gyroscopes to generate $800 mln in 2010
- USPS package revenues up 2.8% in 2005
- Fewer Americans use bank branches
- 53% of Americans think unhealthy people should pay more for health insurance