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 Tue, May 5 1992 Date: Tue, 5 May 92 05:31:47 EDT Message-ID: 05-05 0000 cc cc May 5, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. AUTOMAKERS' LAST PROFITS: Ford and General Motors posted a first-quarter profit this year. Chrysler posted a loss. Last quarterly profit for each: GM 2nd Q 1990 Chrysler 4th Q 1991 Ford 3rd Q 1990 Source: USA TODAY research MINDING L.A.'S MINORITY FIRMS: Black and Korean representation among Los Angeles County's businesses L.A. County L.A. County Population Business owners Black 11.2% 11.2% Korean 1.6% 8.1% Source: U.S. Census Bureau BASEBALL SALES ARE MAJOR LEAGUE: Retail sales of Major League Baseball Properties licensed goods such as caps, shirts or mugs: 1979 $25 million 1980 $75 million 1981 $100 million 1982 $150 million 1983 $100 million 1984 $175 million 1985 $195 million 1986 $225 million 1987 $450 million 1988 $800 million 1989 $1.1 billion 1990 $1.5 billion 1991 $1.85 billion(1) 1-Through October Source: Major League Baseball MORE MEN STUTTER: About 1% of the U.S. adult population stutters. Stuttering by gender: Men Women 2,400,000 600,000 Source: Stuttering Foundation of America 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