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Green Halloween: By the Numbers
- 36 million: Children in the U.S., ages 5-13, who were expected to go trick-or-treating last year.
- $117 million: Value of 1.1 billion pounds of pumpkins grown by California, New York, Illinois, and Ohio in 2007.
- 24.5 pounds: Weight of candy eaten, per person, by Americans in 2007.
- 2,077: Shops, in 2006, where trick-or-treaters could rent or buy costumes.
- 93: Percent of children who are expected to go trick-or-treating.
- 9 billion: Pieces of candy corn shipped to stores in October; total weight of the sugary kernels is 35 million pounds.
- 163: Percent that organic candy offerings increased from 2005-2006; the industry went up another four percent in 2007.
- $5.77 billion: Money Americans are expected to shell out for October 31 this year; the total breaks down to $66.54 per person.
Sources: US Census, Candy USA, Austin Business Journal.
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