Figuratively Speaking

. Year that daylight-saving time was first proposed by Benjamin Franklin, according to Basex's TechWatch Special Report: 1784

Estimated cumulative economic benefit of daylight-saving time through the year 2020, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: $4.4 billion

For every day we are on daylight-saving time, percentage that is trimmed off the country's electrical consumption, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation: 1

Source: Basex Inc.

. Percentage of Americans who have registered their telephone numbers for the Do-Not- Call Registry, according to a Harris poll: 72

Of those who have registered, percentage who report that they currently receive no telemarketing calls: 18

Source: Harris Interactive.

. Percentage of sales employees who are engaged in their work, according to a survey conducted by Sibson Consulting: 57

Comparing sales employees with nonsales employees, percentage who are committed to their company: 68 vs. 62

Percentage who are motivated by compensation: 82 vs. 62

Source: Sibson Consulting.

. Rank of Chicago among the most caffeinated cities in the United States, based on per capita consumption of coffee, tea, chocolate, sodas, energy drinks and caffeine pills, according to a survey conducted by Prince Market Research: 1

Ranks of Seattle and Chicago among U.S. cities whose denizens are most likely to tell you that caffeine is good for you: 1, 2

Ranks of Los Angeles and Riverside/San Bernardino, Calif., among the U.S. cities whose denizens are most likely to tell you that caffeine is bad for you: 1, 2

Source: Prince Market Research.

. Percentage of journalists who say that they rely on the Internet to help get their job done, according to the 2007 Arketi Web Watch Survey: 100

When asked how journalists use the Internet, percentage who say finding news sources: 93

Percentage of journalists who say that international organizations offer credible online information: 89

Percentage who say that government agencies offer credible online information: 85

Percentage who say that politicians offer credible online information: 35

Source: Arketi Group.

. Net loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs in the last decade, according to the Cato Institute: 3.3 million

Net gain of U.S. jobs in sectors where the average wage is higher than in manufacturing: 11.6 million

Percentage of the world's added manufacturing value accounted for by U.S. factories: 20

Percentage accounted for by Chinese factories: 8

Source: Cato Institute.