33%

The number of rail cars that Union Pacific will be able to move each day across its Sunset route that runs between Los Angeles and El Paso, TX, when an upgrade project is finished in 2010, up from 5,000 per day before the expansion.

54%

The amount by which China toy manufacturer Nantong Eurofield Art's Toys recently raised the price for its stuffed teddy bears to US retailers, as wage inflation in China, the falling US dollar and other factors raise cost substantially for manufacturers there. (See Are a Confluence of Factors Going to Bring an End to the China Sourcing Party?.)