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From the July issue of Harper’s Index, which is not online yet.
• Estimated number of people in the developing world employed collecting virtual resources for online games: 100,000
• Minimum percentage of mortgages in Las Vegas that are currently "underwater": 70
• Chance that an American who earned a bachelor's degree in 2008 will be paying off student loans in 2028: 1 in 3
• Minimum number of times the calculation of the Consumer Price Index has been "improved" since 1980: 20
• Current rate of inflation, officially: 3.2%
• As measured by the "unimproved" metric: 10.7%
• Number of public statues in the United States: 5,193
• Number that depict women: 394
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