Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap,americast.usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Tue, Oct 20 1992 Date: Tue, 20 Oct 92 04:35:16 EDT Message-ID: 10-20 0000 cc cc Oct. 20, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. GOING BANANAS - AND MORE: Fruit and vegetables consumed per person: 1970 218 lbs. 1980 221 lbs. 1990 235 lbs. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture LOWER LABOR COSTS FUEL FORD: Productivity improvements have helped give Ford an edge over its Big Three rivals in the average cost to build a car. Labor cost per car Ford $1,563 Chrysler $1,872 GM $2,358 Source: Harbour & Associates SERIES' LOOT LOSES LUSTER: Money received by players for winning the World Series as a percentage of the average player's salary: 1969 74% (avg. salary $24,909; share $18,338.18 ) 1970 62% 1971 58% 1972 61% 1973 67% 1974 54% 1975 43% 1976 51% 1977 36% 1978 31% 1979 25% 1980 24% 1981 NA(1) 1982 18% 1983 23% 1984 16% 1985 21% 1986 21% 1987 21% 1988 25% 1989 23% 1990 19% 1991 13%(avg. salary $891,188, share: $119,579.66) 1-Strike year Source: USA TODAY research CARIBBEAN GETAWAYS: Most visited Caribbean islands: Visitors (millions) Puerto Rico 2.6 Bahamas 1.4 Dominican Republic 1.3 Jamaica 0.85 Source: Caribbean Tourism Association (1991, latest figures available) This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM