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Knight Ridder: Stats on Iraq Since Last 'State of the Union' Speech Editor & Publisher | Feb 2 2006 NEW YORK As President George W. Bush kicked off his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, Knight Ridder distributed a set of statistics comparing Iraq today with the situation exactly one year ago. Here are some extracts. The first number represents the number on Jan. 31, 2005, the second the number today. * U.S. military wounded: 10,622; 16,606 Number of daily insurgent attacks: 61; 75 Number of multiple fatal bombings per month: 28; 30 Number of Iraqi security forces: 125,000; 273,000 Estimated number of insurgents: 18,000; 15,000-20,000 Estimated Iraqi military and police deaths: 1,300; 4,059 Crude oil production (millions of barrels per day): 2.1; 1.78 Monthly oil revenue from exports: $1.49 billion; $0.84 billion Daily average hours of electricity in Baghdad: 9; 3.2 Estimated unemployment rate: 27-40%; 25-40% Percentage of Iraqis who believe country is headed in right direction (through Dec. 2005): 49%; 49% |
