Numbers

$9.99 Cost of a portable CD player during Target's post Thanksgiving Day sale

4% to 6.5% Predicted increase in holiday sales this year over last

5% Increase in number of new HIV diagnoses in 29 U.S. states over the past four years

900,000 Approximate number of Americans now living with HIV, the largest number since the epidemic began more than 20 years ago

400,000 Number of great apes in Africa and Asia, down from millions in the 19th century; each of the species is at "high risk" of extinction within the next 50 years

$25 million Amount conservationists say is needed for programs to save the apes from extinction

10 Number of states that reported budget shortfalls this fiscal year, for a total of $2.8 billion, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures

31 Number of states that reported a shortfall last year, totaling $17.5 million

Sources: Target; National Retail Federation; CDC (2); Great Apes Survival Project/U.N. (2); National Conference of State Legislatures (2)