Today’s data selection: Prices of all iPhone 15 series have plummeted; US media claims that nearly 70% of US troops are obese or overweight
On October 23, the price of the entire iPhone 15 series plummeted and became a hot search topic. On the eve of Double Eleven, there is no premium for almost all storage versions of the four models of Apple’s iPhone 15 series. Even the more popular iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have been reduced in price by nearly a thousand yuan.
Currently, on an e-commerce platform, iPhone 15128GB is priced at 5198 yuan, and 256GB is priced at 6098 yuan. The official prices are 5999 yuan and 6999 yuan respectively, with prices falling by more than 800 yuan.
According to Bloomberg analysts cited by the Securities Times, sales of Apple’s latest iPhone 15 series mobile phones are not ideal in China. Data from market research institutions show that sales of the iPhone 15 series dropped 4.5% in the first 17 days after its launch in China compared with the previous generation.
According to a recent report on the New York Times website, a survey by the Institute for American Security Studies, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, found that 68% of U.S. service members met the criteria of "overweight" or "obese" as measured by their body mass index. , and the number of U.S. service members in the "obese" category has more than doubled in the past 10 years. This could harm U.S. military readiness and jeopardize national security.
On October 23, the annual Double Ninth Festival comes again. As my country's aging population continues to deepen, the silver economy, as an emerging consumer market, will usher in a blue ocean.
Recently, the Ministry of Civil Affairs released the "Statistical Bulletin on the Development of Civil Affairs in 2022". The communiqué shows that as of the end of 2022, the country’s elderly population aged 60 and above will exceed 280 million, accounting for 19.8% of the total population. According to the United Nations classification standards for aging, China has entered a moderately aging society. With the growth of the base, the increasingly diversified consumer demands of the "silver-haired people" have become the focus of attention from all walks of life.
Many families are accustomed to climbing high, looking far, and visiting relatives and friends during the Double Ninth Festival. They especially choose to spend more time with the elderly at home and eat Double Ninth Cake together. Cake has a homophonic sound of "high", which can bring auspicious blessings of health and longevity to your family.
On the afternoon of the Double Ninth Festival, many elderly people were queuing up to buy snack gift boxes in front of Wangjiasha Dim Sum Shop on Nanjing West Road. China Business News reporter learned that Wangjiasha launched three gift boxes for the Double Ninth Festival this year, namely the "Double Ninth Festival Hardcover Box" at 35 yuan per box, the "Double Ninth Festival Filial Piety Gift Box" at 60 yuan per box, and the "Double Ninth Festival Gift Box" at 78 yuan per box. Thank you gift box”.
According to a report from Russia Today on the 22nd, since the beginning of this year, due to factors such as climate change, major global olive oil producing areas located along the Mediterranean coast have successively reduced production, resulting in an increase in olive oil prices. In September this year, the average selling price of olive oil in Italy increased by 43% year-on-year, and the average selling price of olive oil in Spain increased even more, 67% year-on-year.
Data show that in September this year, the global average olive oil price hit a record high, exceeding US$8,900 per ton, approximately double that of last year. The European Commission recently warned that olive oil prices in Europe may remain high for a long time to come.
Shanghai has entered a stage of severe aging. Data disclosed by the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission on the 23rd showed that as of December 31, 2022, there were 5.5366 million registered elderly people aged 60 and above in Shanghai, accounting for 36.8% of the total registered population. The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission stated that the arrival of the aging population era has brought challenges to medical security, health services, chronic disease rehabilitation, disability care, and economic security. Healthy aging is the key to actively responding to population aging.
