In the news:

• Caffeine craze: 60% of consumers buy regular coffee – Los Angeles Times.

The drinks’ popularity persists even as prices rise –- up to an average of $2.36 per cup from $2.25 in 2008 for coffee and up to $2.57 from $2.40 over the same period for tea. Ten percent of buyers said they’re now buying more tea, while 14% said they had a greater thirst for hot joe.

(http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/, August 17, 2011.)