Thursday, January 08, 2004

Richer, stouter, and no happier:
Yearly spending on luxury items:

  • Make-up: $18bn

  • Perfumes: $15bn

  • Ocean cruises: $14bn

  • Ice-cream in Europe: $11 bn


Extra annual funds needed to achieve global goals:

  • Eliminate hunger: $19bn

  • Reproductive health care for all women: $12bn

  • Clean water for all: $10bn

  • Universal literacy: $5bn



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