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Ever wonder how much the flower and chocolate industries make off of your attempts to impress that smoldering co-worker across the hall?
Now the U.S. Census Bureau has the answers.
They've put together a fact sheet on the love industry in the U.S. in honor of Valentine's Day.
$12.6 Billion
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Value of the domestic chocolate industry in 2009. The industry employs 34,252 people.
Source: U.S. Census
24.7 lbs.
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Amount of chocolate eaten by Americans in 2010.
Source: U.S. Census
$17 million
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The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut roses in 2010 for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales.
Source: U.S. Census via USDA
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