There are 2 federal holidays in the United States in November
There are 12 federal holidays during an election year and over 20 public U.S. holidays on the calendar
On average, 46 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving, 22 million on Christmas and 19 million on Easter each year in the U.S.
In a survey conducted by the National Turkey Federation, it was found that 88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving
In 2022, AAA estimated that nearly 113 million Americans would travel for holidays in December and January
In 2022, AAA also estimated that about 55 million Americans would travel more than 50 miles from home for Thanksgiving
In 2022, it was estimated that over $270 billion was spent during the holiday season
Of this total, consumers spent $211.7 billion online
The No. 1 grilling holiday in the U.S. is the Fourth of July. 54% of grill owners participated in Fourth of July grilling, followed by Labor Day (47%), Memorial Day (44%) and Father’s Day (34%)
It is estimated that Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween, 120 million pounds for Easter and 94 million pounds for Valentine’s Day
