$6.0 billion - The amount of money spent at family clothing stores in August 2004. Only in October, November and December — the holiday shopping season — were sales higher.
329,000 - The increase in the nation’s high school-age population between 2003 and 2004.
64% - Percentage of the 2003 high school graduating class that went directly to college.
$74,602 - Average annual earnings of workers age 18 and over with an advanced degree. This compares with $51,206 a year for those with bachelor’s degrees, $27,915 for those with a high school diploma only and $18,734 for those without a high school diploma.
[source: census]
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