Home improvement and repairs account for over 70% of total US residential investment. Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, A New Decade of Growth for Remodeling, 2011, page 2
131 billion barrels of oil in the US remain untapped. Source: Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Assessment 2006, Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement
Biotech has doubled its share of top 100 drugs sold in US in the last decade. Source: S&P Biotechnology Industry Survey, August 18, 2011
Which retailers grew 16% since the last recession? Source: FactSet, as of January 25, 2012
Mobile internet traffic is expected to grow 2,600% by 2015. Source: “Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2020-2015,” Feb 1, 2011 Pg. 2, http://www.cisco.com (accessed Jan 25, 2012)
Over 400 million cups of coffee are consumed in the US daily. Source: Coffee-Statistics.com, COFFEE STATISTICS REPORT 2012 Edition
Everyday 10,000 more baby boomers turn 65 and demand more healthcare. Cohn and Taylor, “Baby Boomers Approach Age 65”
Number of US households renting has increased 11% in the past 3 years. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, “Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey, Series H-111 Reports,” Table 3 “Rental Vacancy Rates by Units in Structure: 1968 to Present,” http://www.census.gov/ (accessed Jan 25, 2012)
World population hit 7 billion. How do we feed everyone? Source: Reuters, October 31, 2011, “A crowded world’s population hits 7 billion”
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