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Holiday Season - US Census Bureau
The US Census Bureau is back with their Facts for Features for the Holiday Season.
In the release, they explain that:
The holiday season is a time for gathering and celebrating with friends and family, gift-giving and general cheer and rejoicing. To commemorate this time of year, the U.S. Census Bureau presents the following holiday-related facts and figures from its data collection.
Some of the facts include:
— 20 billion - # of letters, packages and cards the U.S. Postal Service expects to deliver between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year
— $31.7 billion - retail sales by the nation's department stores in December 2005
— 14% - proportion of total 2005 sales for department stores that took place in December
— $19.4 billion - value of retail sales by electronic shopping and mail-order houses in December 2005
— $485 million - amount of money the nation's Christmas tree farmers received from tree sales in 2005
— $3.2 billion - total value of shipments for dolls, toys and games by manufacturers in 2004
Regardless, have a safe and enjoyable holiday season.
— michael | December 15, 2006 05:03 PM | I found it online
