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 1,115 Manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products, employing 35,074 people. $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…
