112: The amount in millions of yen a Japanese court awarded in January 2021 for noise from a U.S. airport base (roughly a million dollars)
80: Reportedly the percent of floors most leases require to be covered (noted in context of domestic noise issues)
2.96: The amount in millions of dollars projected as the 2027 value of the noise vibration harshness (NVH) testing market
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¹Footnotes: Japan Noise: [jen.jiji.com](https://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2021012900619). Floors: [nytimes.com](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/realestate/noise-upstairs-neighbors.html). NVH: [ksusentinel.com](https://ksusentinel.com/2021/02/01/gigantic-growth-in-noise-vibration-harshness-nvh-testing-market-was-estimated-to-be-us-1971-8-mn-in-2018-and-is-expected-to-reach-us-2957-mn-by-2027-growing-at-a-cagr-of-4-6-over-the-forecast-pe/).
*Originally published in the February 2, 2021, edition of the This Week in Sound email newsletter ([tinyletter.com/disquiet](https://tinyletter.com/disquiet)).*