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 Americans to put Fiscal Fitness over Physical Fitness in the New Year

The New Year is a time for resolutions of exercising more, but consumer goals are different for 2010 with 69% of Americans saying they want to "save more money" in the next 12 months while 52% want to reduce their personal debt, according to a survey of 2,111 consumers in the 2010 Advertising+Media Perceptions Study by Ad-ology Research. Other goals identified in the survey include: 25.5% surveyed want to get a new job; 50.8% want to eat "healthier," 33.1% want to spend more time with family; 19.7% want to learn a new career skill; 42.7% want to get better sleep; 20.1% want to volunteer for a cause or charity and 37.8% want to improve their appearance.

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Auto Industry Sales Predicted to Increase to 11.5 Million Units in 2010

Look for 2010 to bring big changes to the automotive industry. Edmonds.com predicts that new light vehicle sales could increase by 11%, include more extended-range plug-in hybrids, electric cars and other newly introduced vehicles. Consumers are expected to continue purchasing subcompact and compact cars despite an anticipated leveling offf of gas prices.

For a copy of this survey or for more consumer trends reports, please speak with your account manager at Colorado Mountain News Media.    

40% of Internet Users Visit Newspaper Sites

An average 74 million people visited a newspaper Web site each month in the third quarter of 2009, equaling just under 40% of all active U.S. Internet users, according to the Newspaper Association of North America, citing research performed by Nielsen Online.

That was the most unique visitors recorded since the NAA and Nielsen began tracking newspaper Web site audiences in 2004.   

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