A statistical profile of change in Iraq since President Bush's last State of the Union address one year ago follows.
The first number is as of Jan. 31, 2005, and the second is as of Jan. 31, 2006:
U.S. military deaths: 1,415; 2,242
U.S. military wounded: 10,622; 16,606
U.S. troop strength: 150,000; 136,000
Number of daily insurgent attacks: 61; 75
Number of multiple fatal bombings per month: 28; 30
Number of car bombings per month (thru Dec. 2005): 65; 30
Number of Iraqi security forces: 125,000; 273,000
Estimated number of insurgents: 18,000; 15,000-20,000
Estimated number of insurgents detained or killed: 33,450; 54,450
Estimated number of Iraqi military and police deaths: 1,300; 4,059
Crude oil production (millions of barrels per day): 2.1; 1.78
Monthly oil revenue from exports: $1.49 billion; $0.84 billion
Daily average hours of electricity in Baghdad/nationwide: 9/9; 3.2/10.2
Monthly output of electricity in megawatts: 78,925; 86,000
Estimated unemployment rate: 27-40 percent; 25-40 percent
U.S. aid disbursed for reconstruction: $3.9 billion; $12.7 billion
Amount of U.S. aid appropriated: $20.9 billion; $20.9 billion
Percentage of Iraqis who believe country is headed in right direction (through Dec. 2005): 49 percent; 49 percent
Percentage of Iraqis who believe country is headed in wrong direction: 39 percent; 36 percent
Percentage of Iraqis who don't know: 10 percent ;12 percent
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Sources: U.S. fatalities and wounded—Pentagon, all other—Brookings Iraq Index, Polling Data - International Republican Institute
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(c) 2006, Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.
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