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A by-the-numbers look at rental-related news and trends
| 33 Percentage of respondents from manufacturing companies that consider hackers their greatest threat to information security. |
| 35 Percentage of respondents from manufacturing companies that consider employees their greatest threat to information security. |
| 41 Percentage of respondents who said their firm is susceptible to a serious breach in information security. |
| 25 Percentage of respondents that believe threats to information security have increased over the past two years. |
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| 40 Cents a gallon gasoline prices have declined on average since Sept. 11. |
| $1.15 National average cost per gallon of gasoline in early December. |
| $1.76 National average cost per gallon of gasoline when prices peaked in May 2001. |
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| 2 Percentage of the 4.84 million hands-on construction jobs in the United States that are filled by women. |
| 6.9 Percentage of total hours that must be put in by women on a project for contractors to get a share of lucrative federal business. |
| 200,000 Number of workers the construction industry has been losing per year for the past 10 years. |
| 49 Average age of a craft worker, such as an electrician or carpenter. |
| Sources: a. IndustryWeek.com, KPMG study; b. Associated Press; c. USA Today |
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