Journalists in search of up-to-date facts and figures from various industries can now find J.D. Power and Associates Facts and Figures Virtual Library on PR Newswire for Journalists, a free site for media located at http://www.prnewswire.com/media.

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Information such as 'the average reported wireless handset purchase price in 2005 is $89-a decrease from $99 in 2004' and 'more than 50% of automotive repair work in 2005 involved a recall-up from 39% in 2004' from industries including automotive, homes, telecommunications, electronics, finance and insurance and healthcare can be found in the new online library from J.D. Power and Associates.

The library is designed to help journalists quickly and easily find facts on industry-specific topics based on the firm's voice-of-the-customer research. This resource for journalists is updated on a real-time basis when new studies are released.

The Facts and Figures Virtual Library can also be accessed on the J.D. Power and Associates corporate Web site at http://www.jdpower.com/news/factsdatabase/login.asp.

PR Newswire for Journalists contains all the news releases issued by PR Newswire customers dating back to 1997. Journalists can profile themselves to receive news releases by industry, subject, geographical region, company and language. They can elect to receive news releases via email at various times throughout the day or by logging on to the site at their convenience. To become a member of this free, media-only website, log on to http://www.prnewswire.com/media.

About J.D. Power and Associates

Headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., J.D. Power and Associates is an ISO 9001-registered global marketing information services firm operating in key business sectors including market research, forecasting, consulting, training and customer satisfaction. The firm's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. J.D. Power and Associates is a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

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  J.D. Power and Associates Media Contacts
   John Tews                        Michael Greywitt
   Director, Media Relations        Director, Media Relations
   Troy, Mich.                      Westlake Village, Calif.
   (248) 312-4119                   (805) 418-8526
   john.tews@jdpa.com               michael.greywitt@jdpa.com

  PR Newswire Media Contact:
   Rachel (Asche) Meranus
   Director, Public Relations
   New York, NY
   212.282.1929
   rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com

PRNewswire -- Dec. 12

SOURCE: PR Newswire; J.D. Power and Associates