$61.4
Amount, in billions, that Americans spent on computer equipment and software in 2006 compared with $8.9 billion in 1990 Source: U.S. Census Bureau
11
Percent decline in tourists visiting Florida in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same period
in 2008 Florida State Tourism Board,
as cited in EconSouth's "Fed @ Issue"
8.6
Number, in millions, of people in the United States in tourism-related employment in the third quarter of 2008 Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
1718
The year the French founded New Orleans, which was named for Philippe II, the Duke of Orléans and the regent of France
14,000
The Dow Jones industrial average on July 17, 2007 Source: Wall Street Journal
44
Percent decline in Miami-area home prices since that market's 2007 peak Source: Case-Shiller index, as cited in EconSouth's article, "Strong Medicine for an Ailing Economy"
6.5
Number, in millions, of U.S. businesses owned by women in 2002 Source: U.S. Census Bureau
2.8
Number, in millions, of U.S. homes that had been receiving analog television signals on June 13, when the switch to digital broadcasting occurred Source: USA Today
