Estimated total price of the 12 Days of Christmas gift list, up sharply due to gas and gold prices and bird flu, according to the annual PNC Christmas Price Index compiled by PNC Wealth Management: $2... more

Ranks of Milford Sound, New Zealand; Queenstown, New Zealand; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Cayo Largo, Cuba; and Rhodes, Greece, on the list of top 2008 Travelers' Choice World Destinations, according to... more

Percentage of respondents who think travelers are ruder during the holidays, according to a survey by TripAdvisor: 24... more

Average amount of money that can be saved per person per day by brown-bagging a lunch, according to statistics from the Oscar Mayer "Brown Bag Barometer": $3... more

From January through August 2008, the number of new "functional candies" (products providing nutrients like calcium, protein, fiber, etc.) that were released, according to a survey by the National Con... more

Percentage of all data breaches in the U.S. that are caused by insiders, according to the results of a study commissioned by Compuware and conducted by the Ponemon Institute: 75... more

Percentage of shoppers who would discontinue shopping at a particular store if they believe the store is not clean, according to a study conducted by MARC Research: 18... more

Estimated value of packaged goods coupons offered annually, according to research from the Promotion Marketing Association's Coupon Council: $350 billion... more

Estimated value of packaged goods coupons offered annually, according to research from the Promotion Marketing Association's Coupon Council: $350 billion... more

Percentage of the very, very rich (those with a net worth of at least $30 million) who project their spending through the end of 2008 to be on par with or greater than last year, according to Elite Tr... more

Percentage of organizations that offer cell phones to executives as a perk, according to the Executive Compensation 2008/2009 survey conducted by Compdata Surveys: 60.2... more

Percentage of Americans who said they are more stressed this year than last year, according to a survey by the American Massage Therapy Association: 59... more

Amount of money that global piracy has cost the American economy, according to the Institute for Policy Innovation report: $58 billion... more

Percentage of newly minted physicians who said they received 10 or more job solicitations during their training, according to a survey conducted by Merritt, Hawkins and Associates: 94... more

Percentage of singles who feel that the financial stability of their suitor is more important now than one year ago, according to a pop culture and relationship survey by OkCupid.com: 36... more

Estimated annual price tag for the United States caused by Americans' expanding waistlines, according to Gold's Gym-sponsored research titled "Fat-O-Nomics": $122.9 billion... more

Calculated annual cost to taxpayers of tax and accounting loopholes that encourage excessive executive pay, according to the 15th annual Executive Excess report from the Institute for Policy Studies a... more

Percentage of workers who say they stay in contact with work while on vacation, according to a survey conducted by CareerBuilder: 25... more

Percentage of U.S. workers who regularly attend after-work drinks with co-workers who say they bad-mouthed a colleague, according to a survey for CareerBuilder.com: 16... more

Percentage of employees who say they "would never dream of asking for a pay raise," according to a study conducted by Ceridian for Online Recruitment: 16... more

Percentage of 18-year-olds to 29-year-olds who see themselves as a career hourly worker, according to a survey for SnagAJob.com: 40... more

Percentage of men who said they would stay in a relationship where their partner had substantial credit card debt or had filed for bankruptcy, according to a nationwide survey from TRUE.com: 87... more

Percentage of "high performers" -- measured based on their annual job performance appraisal scores -- who say they are actively looking for other jobs, according to a study conducted by Leadership IQ:... more

Percentage of employees with unbalanced diets who say they have high levels of energy, according to a survey conducted by ComPsych Corp.: 5... more

Average salary offered to family physician recruits, according to a report from Merritt, Hawkins and Associates: $172,000... more

Estimated revenue generated by digital music sales, with tracks available through 500 online services located in 40 countries, according to IBISWorld Inc.: $2 billion... more

Percentage of employers who state that people who dress better or more professionally tend to be promoted more often than others in their organization, according to a CareerBuilder.com survey: 41... more

Rank of the Japanese, British and Germans as the overall best tourists, according to the findings of a global survey of hoteliers by Expedia: 1, 2 (tie)... more