LOVE STATS: Valentine's Day By the Numbers
What's love got to do with it? Valentine's Day a boon for business, national and local.
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovebirds—it’s also a multi-billion business. Before you run out to the supermarket or drug store to buy gifts, flowers and chocolate, Oak Lawn’s local businesses are eager to help you in the romance department. 1,177 -- Number of U.S. manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2009, employing 34,252 people. California led the nation in the number of chocolate and cocoa manufacturing establishments, with 135, followed by Pennsylvania, with 111. Source: U.S. Census 24.7 pounds -- Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2010. Souce: U.S. Census 4 -- Number of candy stores in Oak Lawn, including Cupid Candies, Fannie May, Fannie May and Greco Nut and Candy. $17 million -- …
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