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, Sep 8 1992 Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 04:30:16 EDT Message-ID: 09-08 0000 cc cc Sept. 8, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. HUNGRY WORLD: The United States is the major donor of food aid - mostly cereal - in the world. Worldwide cereal food aid (in millions of tons): Fiscal year 1974 5.8 1975 8.4 1976 6.9 1977 9.0 1978 9.2 1979 9.5 1980 8.9 1981 8.9 1982 9.1 1983 9.2 1984 9.9 1985 12.5 1986 10.9 1987 12.6 1988 13.6 1989 11.3 1990 10.9 1991 12.4(1) 1992 12.4(1) 1-estimate Source: World Food Program InterFAIS database MATTRESSES SOLD: Number of water bed mattresses sold in the USA Year Sales in millions 1981 1.8 1982 2.1 1983 2.5 1984 3.4 1985 4.2 1986 4.0 1987 3.9 1988 3.8 1989 3.6 1990 2.8 1991 2.6 Source: Waterbed Manufacturers Association PLASTIC MONEY EXPLODES-NEW CHAPTER ADDED General Electric is jumping into the credit card business - and GM plans to this week. The number of credit cards in the USA has grown 50% since 1986. Year Cards (in millions) 1986 198.7 1991 299.0 Source: Credit Card News 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