These holiday statistics from census.gov are the government's gift to you. My gifts are the accompanying video links:
- 16.6 billion cards, letters and packages will be delivered by the USPS between Dec. 1 and Christmas. (Video: Vintage USPS "We Deliver" commercial with soaring bald eagle.)
- $28.2 billion in retails sales were racked up in December 2008.
- $410 million worth of business was done by U.S. Christmas tree farms in 2007 (latest available stats).(Video: Charlie Brown and the Christmas tree.)
- $4 million worth of ice skates were importand from Thailand this year. (Video: Ice skating chimpanzee with the Rocky theme song.)
- $4.3 billion worth of toys were imported from China between January and August of this year.
- 2,212 people live in North Pole, Alaska. (Video: North Pole, Alaska.)
Happy holidays from all of us at brass.
--Jens
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