Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Mon, Apr 27 1992 Date: Mon, 27 Apr 92 05:41:46 EDT Message-ID: 04-27 0000 cc cc April 27, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. FEWER MILES FLOWN: Average number of miles U.S. airlines fly each day: 1987 10.9 million 1988 11.4 million 1989 11.5 million 1990 12.3 million 1991 12.1 million Source: Department of Transportation TRADING ON MAJOR EXCHANGES: Value of trading - domestic and foreign - on major exchanges last year (in billions): NYSE $1,520 Tokyo $828 NASDAQ $694 London $572 German(1) $396 1 - Federation of German Stock Exchanges Source: New York Stock Exchange Research and Planning MAKING THE STARTING LINEUP: Number of games started by the 27 players(1) picked in the first round of last year's NFL draft: Games started Number of players 0 or 1 11 2-8 9 9-14 2 15-16 5 1-One team used its 1991 pick in 1990 supplemental draft Source: USA TODAY research by John Riley KIDS GET A HEAD START: Growth of Head Start, the federal pre-school child development program for low-income families: Year Children 1975 349,000 1980 376,000 1985 452,000 1990 541,000 1992 622,000 Source: U.S. Department of Human Services 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