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Halloween

*In the United States we buy $141 million worth of pumpkins with the majority of them purchased around Halloween. More Info

*Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers #1. More Info

*Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first. More Info

*Because of the sugar ration caused by World War II, children did not trick-or-treat from 1942-1947. Source

*Together we all give about $100 million worth of Halloween cards to each other every year. 35 million cards. More Info

*Halloween candy sales now average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States. More Info

*Candy flies off the shelves at Halloween — about 600 million pounds of it every season, including roughly 90 million pounds of chocolate, according to market researchers at Nielsen Co. More info

*In 2011, The National Confectioners Assn. surveyed adults, asking what they plan to sneak from the Halloween candy bowl. Almost half -- 41% -- admitted to plans to pocket some treats themselves. While respondents didn't say what they will grab, here's what they plan to stock the candy bowl with:
Chocolate (52%)
Hard candy and lollipops (30%)
Chewy or gummy candy (19%)
Gum (16%)
Caramel treats (14%) More info

*The average family is expected to spend $300 on Halloween costumes, décor and celebrations this year. Source: ChainStoreAge.com

*Best day to buy cheap Halloween costumes this year? November 1! Same as last year!

*Average Halloween costume cost: about $30.00. Suri Cruise's 2010 costume: $6,000 Story

*$1.7 billion: amount Americans spent on Halloween candy in 2010. $1.6 billion on decorations.

*Been buying sweets for the candy dish at work? Study says that's a great way to pack on 7 pounds per year. Video

*24.7 pounds: Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2010. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Industrial Reports, Confectionery: 2010, Table 1,

*1,719: Number of costume rental and formal wear establishments across the nation in 2009. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 County Business Patterns, NAICS code (53222)

*Of the people celebrating Halloween in 2012, 51.4% will decorate their home or yard Source

*Of the people celebrating Halloween in 2012, 45% plan to dress in costume Source

*Of the people celebrating Halloween in 2012, 36.2% will throw or attend a party Source

*Of the people celebrating Halloween in 2012, 33.2% will take children trick-or-treating Source

*Of the people celebrating Halloween in 2012, 15.1% will also get their pet a costume! Source

*25.9% of U.S. consumers say the state of the economy will impact their Halloween plans. Source

*A record 170 million people plan to celebrate Halloween in 2012 Source

*The average person will spend $79.82 on decorations, costumes and candy, up from $72.31 in 2011. Source

*Total Halloween spending is expected to reach $8.0 billion in 2012. Source

*Of those buying or making Halloween costumes, the average person will spend $28.65 this year, up slightly from $26.52 in 2011.

*Afraid the trick or treaters are judging you? Is that why more people buy brand name candy then store brands? Source

*Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.

*Are you average? The average American eats 24 pounds of candy a year! Source

*Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy a year for Halloween - the same weight as 158 trillion individual Candy Corns. Source

*Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy a year for Halloween - the same weight as 16 billion fun size Snickers Source

*Over 10% of annual candy sales happen the days leading up to Halloween Source

*Been buying sweets for the candy dish at work? Study says that's a great way to pack on 7 pounds per year.

*Of the $1.9 billion sold in Halloween candy each year, $1.2 billion was on chocolate candy. Source

*Of the $1.9 billion sold in Halloween candy each year, only $680 million was on sugar candy. Source

*The top selling Halloween candy: candy corn. Source

*Americans purchase over 20 million pounds of candy corn a year. Source

*After Candy Corn, the Halloween candy best sellers are: Snickers, Reese's, Kit Kat and M&M'S. Source

*Candy Corn is the most searched-for candy term in Google - more popular than candy apples, gummy worms and candy pumpkins. Source

*Out of all 50 states, Alabama searched for candy corn the most online! Source

*The day of the year with the most candy sales? October 28th. Source

*Of all the 365 days in the year, the top five candy selling days are all in October. Source

*There are over 41 million potential trick or treaters out there (age 5-14). Source

*85.78 million households pass out candy for Halloween. Are you one of them? Source

*Adults spend more on Halloween costumes for themselves than on kids! Source

*The average person eats 1.2 pounds of candy on Halloween!! What about you? Source

*Handing out candy is the most popular way of celebrating Halloween. What are you doing? Source

*1/3 of those celebrating Halloween will throw or attend a party. What about you? Source

*Here are the he top 5 most played songs for Halloween: Source

*Anyone else going to watch It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown again this year?? Source

*Any guesses on how many years Halloween trick or treating has been going on? Guess high. Source

*$113 million: Value of pumpkins harvested from the top six pumpkin-producing states Source

*The average American household spends $44 a year on Halloween candy. Source

*House egged during Halloween? Best products to use for cleanup should be highly alkaline, with a pH in the range of 11.5 to 12.5, such as Formula 409 All Purpose Cleaner. Source

*Don't know what to do with leftover Halloween candy? Look for "candy buy-backs" often held by dentist offices looking to promote oral health awareness. Story

*Candy is big business. Pennsylvania had 9,995 jobs in 150 firms making chocolate, other candy or gum; Illinois had 7,400 jobs in 85 firms; and California had 6,550 jobs at 210 firms. Source

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