Among households with income below $50,000, projected budget for Christmas gifts this year: $490.
With income above $50,000: $942.
Forecasted sales growth at luxury retailers this year over last: +8%.
Forecasted sales growth at discount stores: +2.5%.
(BusinessWeek)

Amount the US food and beverage industry spends — per hour — marketing to children: $1 million.
Percentage of 51,000 food processing plants in the US that have not been inspected in the past five years: 56%.
Number of Americans who die from contaminated food and beverages each year: 6,000.
Number who are hospitalized: 300,000.

Number of boxes of Jell-O sold in the US every year: 300 million.
Number of products that carry the Jell-O name: 158.
(Smartmoney.com)

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