1.   The average percapita consumption for all developing countries was about an eighth of the world average.

2.   If U.S. forces were scaled back to the world average, you can bet there would be panic in many a foreign clime.

3.   Even so, growth rates stayed below the world average, the WTO said.

4.   He added that beer prices are low in China, about one-third the world average.

5.   HIV infection is increasing in Malaysia at a rate four times higher than the world average.

6.   The experts are saying that in countries like China and India, per capita consumption of oils and fats is still way below world average.

7.   The IMF has predicted that growth in Asia will still be stronger than the world average.

8.   The most dynamic region was Latin America, where merchandise exports grew by triple the world average.