African Americans' Buying Power Will Reach $1.2 Trillion Dollars by 2013

According to a comprehensive BET survey of the African American community that was recently released, African Americans in 2008 experienced a 10 percent increase in population from 2008 compared to 2000, while African American buying power increased more than 55 percent during the same period to $913 billion. By the year 2013 black buying power will reach $1.2 trillion dollars, a 35 percent increase versus 2008.

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