Happy Valentines Day!
02/14/2012 12:55
SOME VERY INTERESTING VALENTINES DAY FACTS from https://www.statisticbrain.com:
Valentines Day Statistics
| Statistic Verification |
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Source: Retail Advertising and Marketing Associatio, Valentine’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey |
| Date Verified: 2.1.2012 |
| Valentine’s Day Statistics | Data |
| Average annual Valentine’s Day spending | $13.19 Billion |
| Number of Valentine’s Day cards exchanged annually | 180 Million |
| Average number of roses produced for Valentine’s Day | 196 million |
| Percent of Valentine’s Day cards bought by women | 85% |
| Percent of flowers bought by men | 73% |
| Percent of women who send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day | 14% |
| Amount the average consumer spends on Valentine’s Day | $116.21 |
| Percent of consumers who celebrate Valentine’s Day | 61.8 % |
| Percent of women who would end their relationship if they didn’t get something for Valentines day. | 53 % |
| Average number of children conceived on Valentine’s day | 11,000 |
| Gifts Most Often Given on Valentines Day (Allowing for multiple gifts given) | |
| Candy | 47.5 % |
| Flowers | 34.3 % |
| Cards | 52.1 % |
| Jewelry | 17.3 % |
| Dining / Eating Out | 34.6 % |
| Clothing | 14.4 % |
| Gift Cards | 12.6 % |
| Other Gifts | 11.2 % |
| Valentine Related Business Statistics | |
| Number of locations producing chocolate and cocoa products | 1,233 |
| Number of people employed by the these establishments | 38,794 |
| Revenue of domestically cut flowers | $403 Million |
| Number of florists nationwide | 24,600 |
| Number of people employed by florists | 123,600 |
| Number of jewelry stores in the U.S. | 27,484 |
| Annual revenue from jewelry stores | $2.2 Billion |
| Relationship Statistics | |
| Ratio of single men in their 20′s to single women in their 20′s | 1.2 to 1 |
| Ratio of sinlgle men 65 or older to single women 65 or older | 0.33 to 1 |
| Number of dating service establishments nationwide | 904 |
| Average number of marriages annually | 2.16 million |