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Happy Holidays!
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I want to wish you all happy holidays and a wonderful 2017! Thanks for continuing to subscribe to Data Blast. As always, please let me know if you'd like to see a particular topic covered or have questions about any of the data shared.
In the spirit of the season, this month I'm sharing the US Census Bureau's collection of fun facts related to the holidays, including a map showing toy manufacturers by state. Hope you enjoy!
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Fun Facts for the Holidays
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Rush to the Stores
$23.8 billion
The estimated retail sales by the nation's department stores (including leased departments) in December 2015. A decrease of $0.4 billion in retail sales from December of the previous year.
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey
Note: Leased departments are separately owned businesses operated as departments or concessions of other service establishments or of retail businesses, such as a separately owned shoeshine parlor in a barbershop, or a beauty shop in a department store. Also, retail sales and inventory estimates have not been adjusted to account for seasonal or pricing variations.
14.3%
23.7%
$55.7 billion
$27.1 billion
Where Toys Are Made
560
The number of locations nationwide that primarily produced dolls, toys and games in 2014, an increase of 15 locations from 2013 (545); they employed 6,215 workers in the pay period including March 12, a decrease of 323 employees from 2013 (6,538). California led the nation with 93 establishments.
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 County Business Patterns
Holiday Names
Some names of places associated with the holiday season consist of a dozen places named Holly, including Mount Holly, N.C. (population 14,176), and Holly Springs, Miss. (7,610). There is Snowflake, Ariz. (5,666); Santa Claus, Ind. (2,474); North Pole, Alaska (2,189); Noel, Mo. (1,824); and - if you know about reindeer - Dasher, Ga. (963), and Rudolph, Wis. (432). There is also Unity, N.H. (1,603), and Peace, N.D. (28).
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates
23.6 million
$392.0 million
The value of U.S. imports of tapered candles in 2015. Most of these came from Vietnam, representing more than 35.0 percent of America's imported tapered candles, followed by Canada with 24.0 percent. Many of these candles are lit during Diwali (Nov. 11), Hanukkah (Dec. 6-14) and Kwanzaa (Dec. 26-Jan. 1) celebrations.
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade Statistics
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