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The Week in Figures (24/08/11)

225

children wandered away in July at the coast, less than half the number for the same month last year. Part of the reason was the use of orientation poles and matching armbands for children, but the main reason was less tourism due to poor weather

€785

average annual cost of sending a child to school, according to the consumer organisation OIVO. School supplies are about €67 for pre-schoolers and €132 for university students

5,390

telephone lines intercepted by police in 2010, the largest number ever. Main reason: an increasing trend towards having more than one phone number

53

people in Belgium requested a test for radioactivity since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan last March. All tests proved negative

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