Halloween by the Numbers

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"With All Hallows Eve fast approaching, there are pumpkins to carve, ghosts and skeletons to post on the front lawn, and costumes and trick-or-treat candy to buy. Americans love to make Halloween spooktacular, but the ever-rising costs are almost frightening.

Total Halloween spending for 2007 is expected reach $5.07 billion, second only to the Christmas holiday. Here is a peek at what goes into to making Halloween a ghoul-o-time.

Statistics and figures are from the National Retail Federation, National Confectioners Associations, U.S. Census and NASS."

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/103771/Halloween-By-the-Numbers
 
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