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Sydney’s bike economy booms

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See: http://www.bicyclensw.org.au/content/sydney%E2%8...

A City of Sydney survey of 23 bike businesses within a 10km radius of the CBD found 10 new bike shops opened in the past five years. Together the 23 bike stores employ 214 people.

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Price of an unhealthy nation: $18 billion

More evidence that any sport (and preferably cycling Eye-wink) has a massive unseen benefit to the economy:

NEARLY 90,000 Australians will suffer a heart attack or serious chest pain this year, costing the economy about $18 billion in lost productivity and treatment, a report says.

...improved diet and exercise regimes and further investment in treatment and rehabilitation were critical in reducing the potential losses to the economy.

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/wellbeing/this-y...

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