After all, each country produces just one data point for an annual economic statistic.

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Its authors, Hannah Aldridge, Peter Kenway and Tom MacInnes, used the latest official government data, including unemployment, education and health statistic.

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Perhaps the most impressive statistic produced by NASCAR (and measured by Mars, Inc. tracking data) is that Mars, Inc. receives an impressive 4-to-1 return on investment from their sponsorship in NASCAR.

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The hazard of unemployment is not an official statistic but it is calculated using the Labour Force Survey, which is where much of our official data on unemployment comes from.

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