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According to data from the London-based World Gold Council, purchases of gold for investment in Thailand hit an all-time high of 51.2 tons last year far higher than the country's 15-year average haul of 12.6 tons.
WSJ: In Thailand, Those Seeking A Golden Glow Rush to the Spa
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And BP notes that across the four states that saw the most impact -- Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida -- shrimp and finfish catches were up in 2012 compared with the average haul between 2007 and 2009.
CNN: Empty nets in Louisiana three years after the spill
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On average, the short-haul aircraft used by Southwest, a budget carrier based in Dallas, do that half a dozen times a day year in, year out.
ECONOMIST: Aircraft fatigue
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According to RealClearPolitics's averages, Mr Obama is ahead in three southern states: Virginia (by an almost unassailable average of 7.6 points), Florida, with its rich haul of 27 electoral-college votes, by an average of 3.5 points, and most remarkably, perhaps, by 1.3 points in North Carolina.
ECONOMIST: Swing states: our conclusions
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Long haul trucks will save an average of 4 gallons for fuel for every 100 miles traveled.
WHITEHOUSE: The White House Blog: The President
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Since the mid-1990s, with the introduction of a quota system that limits the amount of oysters that could be harvesters, the annual haul has rebounded to an average of 72, 000 bushels in the past 10 years.
WSJ: Planting Seeds for a Better Oyster Harvest
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While snow is nothing new to Alaskans, this year's record haul in Anchorage is notable given that the average seasonal snowfall is 74.5 inches.
CNN: Anchorage breaks seasonal snowfall record
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The AUM haul is decent enough here to tell us that despite average daily turnover of less than 10, 000 shares, PEK has staying power.
FORBES: Five Low-Volume ETFs Worth a Look
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Over the long haul, study after study has shown that they tend on average to fare poorly.
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