Some 46% of the Garden State's roads were rated in poor condition, compared with the national average of 13%, even as the state's spending reached new highs.

FORBES: New Geographer

At the same time 30% of soyabeans were rated in very poor or poor condition, up from 27%.

ECONOMIST: Agriculture

Drivers in Northern Ireland, Wales and London reported roads to be in best condition, but even there more than 50% of respondents only rated them as fair.

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