friday factoids march 14, 2014
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PYMNTS.com Friday Factoids March 14, 2014TRANSCRIPT
… of Christians are giving up
“technology” for Lent.
31%
Source: the Barna Group, 2014
Source: Workforce Solutions Group, 2014
60%
… of employers say recent graduates lack communication and interpersonal skills, can’t think critically and creatively, solve problems or write well.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, 2001
$300 Million
… the annual cost of transmitting flight data in real time.
… of Staples stores to close by 2015.
Source: USA Today
12%
Source: Urban.org, U.S. Census Bureau 2014
… the value of the guns and drugs black-market in Dallas, Texas.
$362 MILLION
2.6%
Source: U.S. Commerce Dept., 2014
… the amount U.S. Consumer spending
rose in Q4 2013..
… of Americans plan to save or invest their income tax refund.61%
Source: Capital One, 2014
Source: US Commerce Dept., 2014
… of monthly retail sales in February were online.
9.1%
… the number of “peeps” purchased during the Easter season each year.700
Million
Source: National Confectioners Association,
2013
Source: Cadbury, 2014
… the national average annual percentage rate (APR) for the fourth consecutive week.
15.01%