March 2008 - Interesting Facts and Figures
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Emlyn Scott
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By Emlyn Scott
Published on 03/1/2008
Interesting facts and figures for March...
March 2008 - Interesting Facts & Figures
| 6 million The rate of growth in the world's population per month. The world's population is forecast to double from 6.5bn to 13bn by 2067 at current rates. Source: About.com |
13kg The amount of grain required to produce 1kg of meat. As the economies of Asia become wealthier their demand substitutes grains directly to grain using meat creating enormous strain on the production of grains. Source: Money Week |
| 10.7% The level by which home prices in 20 major U.S. metro areas have plunged in the past year as prices continued to decelerate. Source: Market Watch |
$8,278.17 The annual amount necessary to generate $1 million after a working career spanning 40 years earning a 5% compound return. Source: Rich1Percent |
| £5.8m The amount now required to live a "millionaires" lifestyle. Source: Centre for Economics and Business Research |
15 billion The number of global web interactions per day in 2005, up from 1 billion in 2001. Source: VeriSign |
| £88,420,000 The value today of £1 million in 1900. Source: Thisismoney.co.uk |
400,000 The number of millionaires in Britain when property is. Source: Centre for Economics and Business Research |