Halloween Fun Facts
by Adam Elliott
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posted Nov 2 2011 7:30PM
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 I'm kind of a geek for statistics. I love the details of a story, especially if it's goofy or fun. Here's some of the fun facts about this spooky day:
-43.9% of Americans plan to dress up this year.
- 76% of all young adults plan to deck themselves out.
- On average, they'll spend about $63 on their look.
-U.S. consumers spent more than $2.5 billion on costumes this year.
- The average household has shelled out $21.05 in Halloween candy alone.
- The average child collects an estimated 3,500 and 7,000 calories on Halloween night.
- A 100-pound child who eats 7,000 calories worth of candy would have to walk for almost 44 hours or play full-court basketball for 14.5 hours to burn those calories.
- Meanwhile, 14.7% of Americans will dress up their pets.
- Nearly half of American consumers (49.5%) are expected to decorate their front yard.
- Many (32.9%) will take their kids trick-or-treating.
- Most of us (73.5%) will hand out candy to them.
- Nearly half of Americans (47.8%) will carve a pumpkin.
- Some (22.9%) of us will visit a haunted house.
- 22% of consumers will spend an average of $59 to throw a party.
Thanks to The National Retail Federation and The Wall Street Journal for the data.
Tags : Social : Halloween
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