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what is the average money spent on christmas

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what is the average money spent on christmas

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http://abcnews.go.com/WN/mailform?id=14998335

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The most common birthday is around September because conceiving rates sky rocket around the holidays

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Amazon Sales Amazon Sales
 Amazon Sales
Amazon Sales
Amazon sold over 1 billion gifts from November 1st to December 19th. Sold 426 gifts per second in 2013. Out ruled all other companies in black friday sales (see image)
 

Santa Hats
Santa Hats
How much leftover food is thrown away
How much leftover food is thrown away
Electricity bill
Electricity bill
goes up 30%-50% in the average suburban home during the christmas season
30% of Americans say they've had
30% of Americans say they've had 
Number of phones sold in December
Number of phones sold in December
How much do prices go up around the Christmas season at local stores
How much do prices go up around the Christmas season at local stores
Prices are supposedly supposed to go "down" but  the closer to Christmas the higher the price. Prices actually go down after Christmas.
Christmas
Christmas
An average family spends $992 every year




Device Activation
Device Activation
6.8 Million devices are activated on christmas day.
Are there taxes on stuff
Are there taxes on stuff
How much will people spend on their pets during the Holidays?
How much will people spend on their pets during the Holidays?
Pet owners are expected to spend $62.75 Billion on their tiny little friends during the Holidays this year.
Where does America buy their christmas stuff?? (Debt Clock)
Where does America buy their christmas stuff?? (Debt Clock)
Traveling
Traveling 
christman presents
christman presents
  $465 billion 
Raindeer Games
Raindeer Games
This one should cost about $100-500
Christmas Dinners
Christmas Dinners 
Electronics Sales
Electronics Sales
30% of electronics sales are made between Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

 
Donations
Donations
135 million pounds of eggnog are consumed each year
135 million pounds of eggnog are consumed each year
Trash During the Holidays
Trash During the Holidays
 During holidays, people throw away 25% more trash than they do during the rest of the year. That can add up to 25 million tons, or 1 million extra pounds per week. If every family refused to buy two feet of holiday ribbon, the amount saved could be wrapped around the world. If we sent one less card, we would save 50,000 square feet cubic yards per year. 
Some ways to reduce trash: During parties, instead of throwing away leftover food, send leftovers home with the guests. During gift wrapping: most wrapping papers are actually recyclable. While traveling: Usually when travelling, we throw away a lot of plastic bottles, etc. Try to reuse these, or recycle them instead of throwing them away. 
Christmas Travel
Christmas Travel
It is predicted that 107 million 
Trees
Trees
350 million grown for the sole purpose of Christmas in the US.
That could fill over 570,000 football fields.
How much extra energy is consumed during Christmas
How much extra energy is consumed during Christmas
If you go all out with your lights it could consume an extra 24,590 watts a day.
 

 
How much money spent over the Christmas season
How much money spent over the Christmas season
Everything in general
Amount of money spent on Christmas
Amount of money spent on Christmas
Americans on average spend about $700 on holiday gifts.
That totals to about $465 billion each year
Christmas lights
Christmas lights
150 home fires per year begin with holiday lights and other decorative lighting, causing 8 deaths, 16 injuries, and $8.9 million in property damage each year.
Пусто
Christmas Trees
Christmas Trees
There are 25-30 Million Christmas trees bought a year
How many wrapping paper every year. Yes gud grammeaar :D
How many wrapping paper every year. Yes gud grammeaar :D
In 2010, 9.36 Billion USD worth of wrapping paper was sold, which equates to almost 4 million pounds of wrapping paper, and that was 7 years ago. If you were to lay this out, it would cover nearly 5,800 football fields 
  
 
Wrapping paper
Wrapping paper
288,000,000 cubic feet of wrapping paper are used each Christmas. (5,000 football fields)
Fake Christmas Trees vs Real
Fake Christmas Trees vs Real
Jean-Sebastien Trudel, founder of an independent study, says that natural trees are the better option. Although you may think that fake ones are better since you can use it over and over and save those couple real trees, the fake ones are actually worse. The real trees only produce 1/3 of the carbon emissions that the fake trees do. Most fake trees contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which produces carcinogens during manufacturing and disposal that harm the environment. 400 million trees are grown on Christmas tree farms each years. 34 million real trees are bought each year and 10 million fake trees are bought each year. 
25 to 30 million
25 to 30 million 
candy canes
candy canes 
There are 1.76 billion candy canes sold each year, most sales are in the seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The first candy cane introduced into America in 1847, by a German- Swedish immigrant named August Imgard. Many candy canes are used for decoration, snacks, and giving out as gifts. If you are keeping keeping candy canes for decoration they are still safe to eat because candy canes last up to a year unopened.    

  
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Americans throw away
 Americans throw away roughly 165 billion
burglaries increase at Christmas time.
burglaries increase at Christmas time.
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Amazon Sales
Amazon Sales
Amazon sold over 1 billion gifts from November 1st to December 19th. Sold 426 gifts per second in 2013. Out ruled all other companies in black friday sales (see image)
 
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Santa Hats
Santa Hats
How much leftover food is thrown away
How much leftover food is thrown away
Electricity bill
Electricity bill
goes up 30%-50% in the average suburban home during the christmas season
30% of Americans say they've had
30% of Americans say they've had 
Number of phones sold in December
Number of phones sold in December
How much do prices go up around the Christmas season at local stores
How much do prices go up around the Christmas season at local stores
Prices are supposedly supposed to go "down" but  the closer to Christmas the higher the price. Prices actually go down after Christmas.
Christmas
Christmas
An average family spends $992 every year




Device Activation
Device Activation
6.8 Million devices are activated on christmas day.
Are there taxes on stuff
Are there taxes on stuff
How much will people spend on their pets during the Holidays?
How much will people spend on their pets during the Holidays?
Pet owners are expected to spend $62.75 Billion on their tiny little friends during the Holidays this year.
Where does America buy their christmas stuff?? (Debt Clock)
Where does America buy their christmas stuff?? (Debt Clock)
Traveling
Traveling 
christman presents
christman presents
  $465 billion 
Raindeer Games
Raindeer Games
This one should cost about $100-500
Christmas Dinners
Christmas Dinners 
Electronics Sales
Electronics Sales
30% of electronics sales are made between Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

 
Donations
Donations
135 million pounds of eggnog are consumed each year
135 million pounds of eggnog are consumed each year
 During holidays, pe
 During holidays, people throw away 25% more trash than they do during the rest of the year. That can add up to 25 million tons, or 1 million extra pounds per week. If every family refused to buy two feet of holiday ribbon, the amount saved could be wrapped around the world. If we sent one less card, we would save 50,000 square feet cubic yards per year. 
Some ways to reduce trash: During parties, instead of throwing away leftover food, send leftovers home with the guests. During gift wrapping: most wrapping papers are actually recyclable. While traveling: Usually when travelling, we throw away a lot of plastic bottles, etc. Try to reuse these, or recycle them instead of throwing them away. Holiday lights: Always recycle your old holiday lights instead of throwing them away. 
Christmas Travel
Christmas Travel
It is predicted that 107 million americans will travel for the holidays from December 23 until January 2.
Trees
Trees
350 million grown for the sole purpose of Christmas in the US.
That could fill over 570,000 football fields.
How much extra energy is consumed during Christmas
How much extra energy is consumed during Christmas
If you go all out with your lights it could consume an extra 24,590 watts a day.
 

 
How much money spent over the Christmas season
How much money spent over the Christmas season
Everything in general
Amount of money spent on Christmas
Amount of money spent on Christmas
Americans on average spend about $700 on holiday gifts.
That totals to about $465 billion each year
Christmas lights
Christmas lights
150 home fires per year begin with holiday lights and other decorative lighting, causing 8 deaths, 16 injuries, and $8.9 million in property damage each year.
Пусто
Christmas Trees
Christmas Trees
There are 25-30 Million Christmas trees bought a year
How many wrapping paper every year. Yes gud grammeaar :D
How many wrapping paper every year. Yes gud grammeaar :D
In 2010, 9.36 Billion USD worth of wrapping paper was sold, which equates to almost 4 million pounds of wrapping paper, and that was 7 years ago. If you were to lay this out, it would cover nearly 5,800 football fields 
  
 
Wrapping paper
Wrapping paper
288,000,000 cubic feet of wrapping paper are used each Christmas. (5,000 football fields)
Fake Christmas Trees vs Real
Fake Christmas Trees vs Real
Jean-Sebastien Trudel, founder of an independent study, says that natural trees are the better option. Although you may think that fake ones are better since you can use it over and over and save those couple real trees, the fake ones are actually worse. The real trees only produce 1/3 of the carbon emissions that the fake trees do. Most fake trees contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which produces carcinogens during manufacturing and disposal that harm the environment. 400 million trees are grown on Christmas tree farms each years. 34 million real trees are bought each year and 10 million fake trees are bought each year. 
25 to 30 million
25 to 30 million 
candy canes
candy canes 
There are 1.76 billion candy canes sold each year, most sales are in the seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The first candy cane introduced into America in 1847, by a German- Swedish immigrant named August Imgard. Many candy canes are used for decoration, snacks, and giving out as gifts. If you are keeping keeping candy canes for decoration they are still safe to eat because candy canes last up to a year unopened.    

  
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Amazon Sales
Amazon Sales
Amazon sold over 1 billion gifts from November 1st to December 19th. Sold 426 gifts per second in 2013. Out ruled all other companies in black friday sales (see image)
 
￼
Santa Hats
Santa Hats
How much leftover food is thrown away
How much leftover food is thrown away
Electricity bill
Electricity bill
goes up 30%-50% in the average suburban home during the christmas season
30% of Americans say they've had
30% of Americans say they've had 
Number of phones sold in December
Number of phones sold in December
How much do prices go up around the Christmas season at local stores
How much do prices go up around the Christmas season at local stores
Prices are supposedly supposed to go "down" but  the closer to Christmas the higher the price. Prices actually go down after Christmas.
Christmas
Christmas
An average family spends $992 every year




Device Activation
Device Activation
6.8 Million devices are activated on christmas day.
Are there taxes on stuff
Are there taxes on stuff
How much will people spend on their pets during the Holidays?
How much will people spend on their pets during the Holidays?
Pet owners are expected to spend $62.75 Billion on their tiny little friends during the Holidays this year.
Where does America buy their christmas stuff?? (Debt Clock)
Where does America buy their christmas stuff?? (Debt Clock)
Traveling
Traveling 
christman presents
christman presents
  $465 billion 
Raindeer Games
Raindeer Games
This one should cost about $100-500
Christmas Dinners
Christmas Dinners 
Electronics Sales
Electronics Sales
30% of electronics sales are made between Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

 
Donations
Donations
135 million pounds of eggnog are consumed each year
135 million pounds of eggnog are consumed each year
Trash During the Holidays
Trash During the Holidays
 During holidays, people throw away 25% more trash than they do during the rest of the year. That can add up to 25 million tons, or 1 million extra pounds per week. If every family refused to buy two feet of holiday ribbon, the amount saved could be wrapped around the world. If we sent one less card, we would save 50,000 square feet cubic yards per year. 
Some ways to reduce trash: During parties, instead of throwing away leftover food, send leftovers home with the guests. During gift wrapping: most wrapping papers are actually recyclable. While traveling: Usually when travelling, we throw away a lot of plastic bottles, etc. Try to reuse these, or recycle them instead of throwing them away. 
Christmas Travel
Christmas Travel
It is predicted that 107 million 
Trees
Trees
350 million grown for the sole purpose of Christmas in the US.
That could fill over 570,000 football fields.
How much extra energy is consumed during Christmas
How much extra energy is consumed during Christmas
If you go all out with your lights it could consume an extra 24,590 watts a day.
 

 
How much money spent over the Christmas season
How much money spent over the Christmas season
Everything in general
Amount of money spent on Christmas
Amount of money spent on Christmas
Americans on average spend about $700 on holiday gifts.
That totals to about $465 billion each year
Christmas lights
Christmas lights
150 home fires per year begin with holiday lights and other decorative lighting, causing 8 deaths, 16 injuries, and $8.9 million in property damage each year.
Пусто
Christmas Trees
Christmas Trees
There are 25-30 Million Christmas trees bought a year
How many wrapping paper every year. Yes gud grammeaar :D
How many wrapping paper every year. Yes gud grammeaar :D
In 2010, 9.36 Billion USD worth of wrapping paper was sold, which equates to almost 4 million pounds of wrapping paper, and that was 7 years ago. If you were to lay this out, it would cover nearly 5,800 football fields 
  
 
Wrapping paper
Wrapping paper
288,000,000 cubic feet of wrapping paper are used each Christmas. (5,000 football fields)
Fake Christmas Trees vs Real
Fake Christmas Trees vs Real
Jean-Sebastien Trudel, founder of an independent study, says that natural trees are the better option. Although you may think that fake ones are better since you can use it over and over and save those couple real trees, the fake ones are actually worse. The real trees only produce 1/3 of the carbon emissions that the fake trees do. Most fake trees contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which produces carcinogens during manufacturing and disposal that harm the environment. 400 million trees are grown on Christmas tree farms each years. 34 million real trees are bought each year and 10 million fake trees are bought each year. 
25 to 30 million
25 to 30 million 
candy canes
candy canes 
There are 1.76 billion candy canes sold each year, most sales are in the seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The first candy cane introduced into America in 1847, by a German- Swedish immigrant named August Imgard. Many candy canes are used for decoration, snacks, and giving out as gifts. If you are keeping keeping candy canes for decoration they are still safe to eat because candy canes last up to a year unopened.    

  
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Americans throw away roughly $165 billion in uneaten food during the holidays.

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burglaries increase at Christmas time due to traveling.

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burglaries increase at Christmas time due to traveling.

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http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/27/real_estate/christmas-burglaries/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/2013/12/27/real_estate/christmas-burglaries/index.html

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Amazon sold over 1 billion gifts from November 1st to December 19th. Sold 426 gifts per second in 2013. Out ruled all other companies in black friday sales (see image)

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goes up 30%-50% in the average suburban home during the christmas season

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How much do prices go up around the Christmas season at local stores

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How much do prices go up around the Christmas season at local stores

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Prices are supposedly supposed to go "down" but the closer to Christmas the higher the price. Prices actually go down after Christmas.

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An average family spends $992 every year

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6.8 Million devices are activated on christmas day.

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How much will people spend on their pets during the Holidays?

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How much will people spend on their pets during the Holidays?

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Pet owners are expected to spend around $36 on each of their little friends during the Holidays this year. 54% of pets will have a Christmas stocking. 29% of pets will get a card. 16% of pet owners say their pet will be on their Christmas card. 3% of pets will be writing letters to "Santa Paws".

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Where does America buy their christmas stuff?? (Debt Clock)

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Where does America buy their christmas stuff?? (Debt Clock)

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$465 billion

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This one should cost about $100-500

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30% of electronics sales are made between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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135 million pounds of eggnog are consumed each year

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135 million pounds of eggnog are consumed each year

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During holidays, people throw away 25% more trash than they do during the rest of the year. That can add up to 25 million tons, or 1 million extra pounds per week. If every family refused to buy two feet of holiday ribbon, the amount saved could be wrapped around the world. If we sent one less card, we would save 50,000 square feet cubic yards per year.
Some ways to reduce trash: During parties, instead of throwing away leftover food, send leftovers home with the guests. During gift wrapping: most wrapping papers are actually recyclable. While traveling: Usually when travelling, we throw away a lot of plastic bottles, etc. Try to reuse these, or recycle them instead of throwing them away. Holiday lights: Always recycle your old holiday lights instead of throwing them away.

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It is predicted that 107 million Americans will travel for the holidays from December 23 until January 2.

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350 million grown for the sole purpose of Christmas in the US.
That could fill over 570,000 football fields.

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How much extra energy is consumed during Christmas

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How much extra energy is consumed during Christmas

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If you go all out with your lights it could consume an extra 24,590 watts a day.

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How much money spent over the Christmas season

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How much money spent over the Christmas season

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Everything in general

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Americans on average spend about $700 on holiday gifts.
That totals to about $465 billion each year

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150 home fires per year begin with holiday lights and other decorative lighting, causing 8 deaths, 16 injuries, and $8.9 million in property damage each year.

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There are 25-30 Million Christmas trees bought a year

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How many wrapping paper every year. Yes gud grammeaar :D

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How many wrapping paper every year. Yes gud grammeaar :D

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In 2010, 9.36 Billion USD worth of wrapping paper was sold, which equates to almost 4 million pounds of wrapping paper, and that was 7 years ago. If you were to lay this out, it would cover nearly 5,800 football fields

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288,000,000 cubic feet of wrapping paper are used each Christmas. (5,000 football fields)

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Jean-Sebastien Trudel, founder of an independent study, says that natural trees are the better option. Although you may think that fake ones are better since you can use it over and over and save those couple real trees, the fake ones are actually worse. The real trees only produce 1/3 of the carbon emissions that the fake trees do. Most fake trees contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which produces carcinogens during manufacturing and disposal that harm the environment. 400 million trees are grown on Christmas tree farms each years. 34 million real trees are bought each year and 10 million fake trees are bought each year.

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There are 1.76 billion candy canes sold each year, most sales are in the seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The first candy cane introduced into America in 1847, by a German- Swedish immigrant named August Imgard. Many candy canes are used for decoration, snacks, and giving out as gifts. If you are keeping keeping candy canes for decoration they are still safe to eat because candy canes last up to a year unopened.