Computers No. 1 on U.S. consumers' holiday wish lists

Ranks of computers, peace and happiness, big-screen TV, clothes, and money among the top holiday wish-list items in the United States, according to the Consumer Electronics Association: 1, 2, 3, 4

Rank of computers last year: 4

Source: Consumer Electronics Association.

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Rank of Elvis Presley ($49 million) on Forbes.com's "Top-Earning Dead Celebrities" list: 1

Rank of John Lennon with earnings of $44 million: 2

Ranks of Charles M. Schulz ($35 million), George Harrison ($22 million), Albert Einstein ($18 million), Andy Warhol ($15 million), Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, ($13 million) and Tupac Shakur ($9 million) on the list of top-earning dead celebrities: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Source: Forbes.com.

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Ranks of color (66 percent), style (61 percent) and length (43 percent) as the most important choices for kids ages 8 to 17 when it comes to buying that new winter coat, according to a study commissioned by Burlington Coat Factory: 1, 2, 3

Percentage of parents who have deliberately bought a winter coat that was too large for their child so it would last more than one season: 46

Source: Burlington Coat Factory.

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Percentage of Americans who know that the U.S. dollar has declined against other major currencies over the last few years, according to the results of a nationwide survey by Harris Interactive: 79

Percentage of adults who think it is bad for consumers: 68

Percentage who think it is bad for the American economy: 66

Source: Harris Interactive.

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Ranks of Killeen, Texas; Minot, N.D.; Arlington, Texas; and Canton, Ohio, among the least-expensive real estate markets in the United States, according to a survey of 400 cities conducted by Coldwell Banker: 1, 2, 3, 4

Cost of an average home in Killeen, Texas: $136,725

U.S. average: $422,343