The shockingstatistic suggests talk of an economic recovery could be premature.
The Sun (2013)
They come up with some shockingstatistics.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Definition of 'statistic'
statistic
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countable noun [usually plural]
Statistics are facts which are obtained from analysing information expressed in numbers, for example information about the number of timesthat something happens.