Did you know how many Hot Dogs are consumed on July 4th?

Interesting statistics compiled by Andrea Dickson of Wisebread:

• Number of hot dogs to be consumed on July 4th: 150 million
• Amount of chicken purchased in the week leading up to July 4th: 700 million pounds
• Amount of red meat/pork purchased in the week leading up to July 4th: 190 million pounds
• Percentage of American households with outdoor grills: 87
• Amount of fireworks sold to individuals for personal celebrations in 2006: 252 million pounds
• Amount of fireworks sold to cities and municipalities for public celebrations last year: 25 million pounds
• Amount of fireworks sold to individuals for personal celebrations in 2000: 102 million pounds
• Total dollar amount spent on fireworks in 2007: 900 million dollars
• Total dollar amount spent on fireworks in 2000: 350 million dollars
• Percentage of fireworks sales that take place in late June and early July: 80
• Number of people injured by fireworks in 2006: 9,200
• Dollar amount of fireworks imported to the US from China in 2006: 212 million
• Dollar amount of American flags imported into the US from China in 2006: 5 million

Phew....wow a lot of number crunching !

HAPPY JULY 4TH !