HALLOWEEN SMILES
Halloween Facts

• In the United States, Halloween has become the sixth most profitable holiday (after Christmas, Mother's Day, Valentines Day, Easter, and Father's Day).




• Halloween is now the United States' second most popular holiday (after Christmas) for decorating.




• There is no Halloween in Chinese culture, but there is a similar Chinese holiday called Ghost Festival.




• 1 BILLION POUNDS Total production of major pumpkin-producing states in 2006. Illinois led the country by producing 492 million pounds of the vined orange gourd. Pumpkin patches in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania also provided lots of pumpkins: Each state produced at least 100 million pounds. The value of all pumpkins produced by major pumpkin-producing states was $101 million.




• 1198 - Number of U.S. manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2005, employing 38,718 people and shipping $13.6 billion worth of goods. California led the nation in the number of chocolate and cocoa manufacturing establishments, with 128, followed by Pennsylvania, with 121.




• 36.1 Million - The estimated number of potential trick-or-treaters in 2006 children 5 to 13 across the United States, down 45,000 from 2005. Of course, many other children older than 13, and younger than 5 also go trick-or-treating.




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