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How much money is spent on celebrating US Independence Day

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4 July marks 240 years since the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence. On this occasion, parades, hot dog eating contests, picnics and fireworks were held all over the country. How much such a celebration cost the state have not yet calculated, but the amount will be impressive.

The USA Today edition cites last year's spending on July 4.

Flags

What would a holiday be without red, white and blue flags?! 63,9% of Americans purchased them. $4,4 million was spent on their import. The vast majority of the flags came from China—$4,3 million.

Food

Americans are renowned for the fact that on July 4 massively go out for families on barbecues and picnics. According to the National Retail Federation 65,4% of Americans planned to celebrate the Fourth of July in nature.

The country has calculated that people spend $6,77 billion on holiday food. July is a hot month for hot dogs. The National Council reports that of the 20 billion hot dogs consumed each year, 155 million are eaten on the Fourth of July.

Fireworks

There are two types of fireworks: for ordinary citizens and for professionals.

According to the American Pyrotechnic Association:

  • total number of fireworks launched - 129,4 million kilograms
  • ordinary citizens launched fireworks weighing a total of a million kilograms at 118,25
  • professionals - 11,15 million kilograms.

So how much money was spent on fireworks?

Total revenue: $ 1,09 billion

Ordinary citizens: $ 755 million

Professionals: $ 340 million

At the same time, it is important to comply with all safety measures when using fireworks. Every year, most injuries occur due to the improper or illegal use of explosives.

67% of all fireworking injuries fall throughout July, starting at 4. Every year, seven people die from injuries caused by fireworks.

Fireworks show

New York City can be proud of the biggest firework show in the country that turned 40 years old this year. Approximately three million viewers watched him in the city and about 15 million people watched the NBC live show.

Of the six barges on the Hudson River, Boh 40 thousands of shells were fired. For starting out, a 5443 kilogram of black powder was used to launch the projectiles. In one second, a thousand shells flew out.

Previously ForumDaily I toldas Americans celebrate US Independence Day this year.

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