As the chart indicates, the mean prediction for 2012 was 1, 360, which is about 5% below the current level of 1, 430.

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Krugman massages the numbers to show that the middle class has been left behind, including a chart measuring median (and mean) family income over the last 75 years.

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It's quite a reach, says Rebecca Lindland, an analyst with Global Insight, a forecasting firm: The 1-million-unit goal would mean increasing sales 13% a year, (see chart).

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The deals with Olivetti mean it now controls two of the three largest mobile networks in Europe (see chart) as well as promising ventures in France and Austria.

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The biggest difference in purchase factors, as the chart shows, is the identity of the manufacturer, which I take to mean brand.

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