Christmas Trees, Ornaments, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Other Holiday Numbers
December is a busy, busy month for holiday vendors and shoppers alike
Posted December 24, 2008
- $493 million: Total sales by U.S. Christmas tree farmers in 2007
- $594 million: Value of Christmas tree ornaments imported from China between January and August 2008
- December 17: Estimated to be the busiest day of the year for the Postal Service, with more than three times the average volume of mail
- $1.3 billion: Amount spent on likely Hanukkah and Kwanzaa candles in 2002
- 14 percent: Proportion of total 2007 sales for department stores in December
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Source: Census Bureau
Reader Comments
Ornament total sales for 2008
Sirs,
I am interested in more information on the total amount of ornament sales for the year 2008. Do you have any other websites I could check out or articles to read?
Thank you,
Dottie Lash
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