Figuratively speaking.

Percentage of Canadians who say they work more than 40 hours a week, according to a survey by Leger Marketing: 22

Percentage of Quebecers who say they work more than 40 hours a week: 17

Percentage of Ontarians who say they work more than 40 hours a week: 25

Percentage of Albertans who say they work more than 40 hours a week, the highest of any province in the country: 32

Number of cell phones worldwide, according to Inform, a non-profit environmental group: 1 billion

Average lifespan of a cell-phone: 12 to 18 months

Number of cell phones expected to be retired (no longer in use) in 2005: 130 million, weighing 65,000 tons

Percentage increase in the number of new viruses and worms aimed at Microsoft's Windows operating system between January and June 2004 versus the same period last year, according to computer security company Symantec: 400

Number of new viruses and worms that were documented in the first half of 2004: 4496

Percentage of U.S. online households that engaged in online banking in 2003, according to Com.score.com: 37

Percentage of Canadian households that engaged in online banking in 2003: 55

Cost of merchandise shrinkage or theft to Canadian retailers, according to the Retail Council of Canada: $3 billion.

Compiled by John MacIntyre