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Valentine's Day 2013: Fun Facts and by the Numbers
Enjoy these fun facts for Valentine's Day 2013, from candy and chocolate to flowers and jewelry.
Valentine's Day will be a $18.6 billion holiday in 2013, according to Forbes.
Check out these Valentine's Day fun facts below.
CANDY
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1,115
Manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products, employing 35,074 people.
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$13.5 billion
Total value of shipments for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products. Nonchocolate confectionery product manufacturing.
3,386
Number of confectionery and nut stores in the United States in 2009.
24.7 pounds
Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2010.
FLOWERS
$375 million
The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2010 for all flower-producing operations with $100,000 or more in sales. Among states, California was the leading producer, alone accounting for more than three-quarters of this amount ($286 million).
$17 million
The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut roses in 2010 for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales.
16,182
The number of florists nationwide in 2009. These businesses employed 75,855 people.
JEWELRY
23,739
The number of U.S. jewelry stores in 2010.
$2.66 billion
The value of the merchandise in those stores.
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