Listed below are some interesting statistics
regarding Valentines Day in the United States from
2005. Hope you all have a prosperous Valentines Day!
192 million
Number of Valentine’s Day cards exchanged annually,
making Valentine’s Day the second-most popular
greeting-card-giving occasion. (This total excludes
packaged kids valentines for classroom exchanges.)
Nearly 60%
Typically, the proportion of all Valentine’s Day cards
purchased in the six days prior to the observance,
making Valentine’s Day a procrastinator’s delight.
2.2 million
The number of marriages that take place in the
United States annually. That breaks down to more
than 6,000 a day.
25.8 and 27.4
The estimated U.S. median ages at first marriage for
women and men, respectively, in 2004. The age for
women rose 4.7 years in the last three decades. The
age for men at first marriage is up 4.3 years.
$13.5 billion
Total value of shipments in 2003 for firms producing
chocolate and cocoa products. Nonchocolate
confectionery product manufacturing, meanwhile,
was a $5.5 billion industry.
$422 million
The combined wholesale value of domestically
produced cut flowers in 2004 for all flower-producing
businesses in 36 states with $100,000 or more in
sales.
$43 million
The combined wholesale value of domestically
produced cut roses in 2004 for all businesses in 36
states with $100,000 or more in sales. Among all
types of cut flowers, roses were second in receipts
to lilies ($78 million).
28,527
Number of jewelry stores in the United States in
2003. Jewelry stores offer engagement, wedding, and
other rings to lovers of all ages. In February 2005,
these stores sold $2.4 billion worth of
merchandise. (This figure has not been adjusted for
seasonal variation, holiday, or trading day differences
or price changes.)
information source: U.S. Census Bureau, Reprinted
with permission from Infoplease.com
(www.infoplease.com) Copyright Pearson Education
2005
Check out the March Newsletter for statistics
specific to the DFW area!
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February 25-26, 2006
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March 12, 2006
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July 8-9, 2006
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July 22-23, 2006
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September 17, 2006
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February 24-25, 2007
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March 11, 2007
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