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CDs are popular again and the gardaí new Fiat vans: The week in numbers

Plus: How many days to Christmas?

EVERY WEEK, TheJournal.ie offers a selection of statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.

10.5 billion – how much Irish food and drink exports were worth – in euro – last year. That’s a new record.

+1,000,000 – oddly, the number of CDs sold last year. That’s a threefold jump on 2013 figures.

79,000 – the number of people Cork City could have to add to its population soon.

20,000 – the amount, in euro, Seán Quinn will hand over when he comes out of bankruptcy.

254 – the amount of flights taken on the government jet since 2011.

160 – the number of Irish retailers hoping to stock Charlie Hebdo’s survivors’ edition.

129.6 – the strongest gust of wind recorded in Ireland, in kmph, during Storm Rachel. It was felt at Finner Camp in Ballyshannon, county Donegal.

60 – the amount, in euro, the average Eircom customer is seeing their bill rise by a year.

25 – the number of new Fiat vans the gardaí were given this week. They also got 295 Hyundais, 20 Opel Insignia Sports and 30 Ford Focus Saloons.

0 - the number of trademarks Monaco was allowed to take out on its name. It’s too famous, apparently.

Finally, there are 341 days until Christmas.

Want more? Check out our previous ‘In numbers’ pieces > 

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    Jul 1st 2024, 10:27 AM

    Stevie Nicks, now there is a star.

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    @Brian Dunne: as she says herself, nowhere near as talented as Taylor.

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    Does the Journal sponsor Taylor Swift or something? Half the articles lately are all about her.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 10:59 AM

    @Paul O Connor: The algorithms are telling them that lots of people are clicking on the articles so they give the people what they want.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 11:54 AM

    @Paul O Connor: the concerts were quite a big deal, she’s the biggest star in the world right now

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    Jul 1st 2024, 10:27 AM

    Patted on the head and now we all feel great while she flees with a fortune.

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    @Alan OConnor: You’re comment won’t be remembered tomorrow..

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    @Alan OConnor: If an artist is even barely remembered in 50 years then they’ve made a huge impact in their career.

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    Some people in this country hate to see people be entertained …I think it’s called begrudgery ?

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    Jul 1st 2024, 8:14 PM

    Stevie Nicks, especially with Fleetwood Mac, was a far superior songwriter and singer to Taylor Swift. Swift’s lyrics are vacuous, banal, and formulaic – all appropriate enough for the superficial, dumbed-down age we live in now. But with shrewd marketing, a very mediocre performer can become very rich, as Swift has become. Money, not music, is king in the 21st century!! Now, where is my private jet? !!

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    Jul 1st 2024, 4:23 PM

    @Alan Kennedy: LOL! Lift Your Skinny Swifts to Heaven! Can’t wait too!

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    Jul 1st 2024, 9:11 PM

    @SerotoninWars: They don’t sleep on the beach anymore!

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    Jul 1st 2024, 9:53 PM

    @Alan Kennedy: That whole album is a masterpiece!

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    Jul 1st 2024, 11:41 PM

    @SerotoninWars: I’ll never forget the 1st time I seen them, Red Box about 14 years ago? Brilliant night!

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