Green Stats: 323 Million

Collin Dunn
Living / Culture
February 19, 2008

Photo credit: eszter323 million -- the amount, in dollars, that US consumers spent last week on chocolate candy for Valentine's Day, according to Nielsen estimates.

414 million -- the amount, in dollars, that US consumers spent last week on candy for Valentine's Day, making it the most popular day for chocolate sales and third in overall candy sales, behind Halloween and Easter.

0.1 -- the percent of the global chocolate market that's Fair Trade certified, according to Sustainable Table. How much did did you have on your green holiday?

::Yahoo! via ::Gristmill

Tags: Chocolate | Fair Trade | Green Stats

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