… 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%