Figuratively speaking.

• Author: MacIntyre, John
• Position: Brief article

* Percentage of full-time U.S. employees who work more than five days a week: 13. Seven days: 4.

* Rank of United States, Portugal, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Netherlands as the markets with the highest percentage of consumers who have no spare cash: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

* Percentage of Americans who say they eat in their cars to save time: 68. Who eat in their cars at least once a week: 30.

* Percentage of executives who say e-mail is the method of communication they use most often at work: 71. Who say e-mail was their primary method of communication five years ago: 27. Who say the telephone is their primary method of communication: 13. Who say it was the telephone five years ago: 48.

* Percentage of consumers who say they are likely to reduce their credit-card debt this year: 84. Who say they will cut back on entertainment spending: 45. Who will read a book or take a course on personal finance: 36. Who will reduce the number of credit cards they have: 35.

* Percentage of senior executives who say their company's...