Will St. Patrick’s Day Spending Cost You Your Pot of Gold?

SC paCRIck'S WILL SPENDING oay COST YOU YOUR POT OF GOLD? Lucky for you, St. Patrick's Day doesn't rank among the top holidays when it comes to spending. Despite being celebrated by over half of Americans, it can still be enjoyed by most without having to break the bank. See how your St. Patty's Day spending compares to that of the average American. DID YOU KNOW? Americans spend Nearly 37 MILLION Americans are of Americans report Almost 50% OF spending around $4.5 BILLION on St. Patrick's Day' an average of $35 EACH on St. Patrick's Day' AMERICANS report Irish descent? celebrating St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick's Day brings in about $245 MILLION in beer sales alone Over 1 MILLION Americans Adults AGED 25-44 exchange about 7 MILLION St. Americans head to report spending the most on St. Patrick's Ireland for the holiday every year, costing around $955 million Patrick's Day cards annuallys Day festivities'1 HOW ARE PEOPLE CELEBRATING?' 82.2% BY WEARING GREEN 32.3% BY MAKINGA SPECIAL DINNER 28.2% *****. BY ATTENDING A PARTY AT A BAR/RESTAURANT 23.8% BY DECORATING THEIR HOME OR OFFICE 19.1% BY ATTENDING A PRIVATE PARTY WHERE ARE PEOPLE CELEBRATING BIG? Boston spent more than $440,000 on its St. Patty's Day parade in 20104 BOSTON NYC Chicago spends around $1,500 to dye the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day each year CHICAGO About $10,000 is spent on parade security and sanitation each St. Patrick's Day New York held the FIRST ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE in 17624 In 2010, NYC spent about $530,000 on its St. Patrick's Day parade SOURCES CashNetUSA EMoney's on the way 'MONTHLY CONSUMER SURVEY CONDUCTED BY BIGINSIGHTTM, 2007-2012 2* IRISH GENEALOGY & SURNAME FAMILY HISTORY." ARCHIVES. N.P., N.D. WEB. 4 MAR. 2013. <HTTP://wwW.ARCHIVES.COM/GENEALOGY/FAMILY-HERITAGE-IRISH.HTML> 3"MARKET RESEARCH REPORTS & ANALYSIS." IBISWORLD US. N.P., N.D. WEB. 4 MAR. 2013. <HTTP://Www.IBISWORLD.COM/>. 4*THE REAL COST OF CELEBRATING ST. PATRICK'S DAY: FEELIN' GREEN." BLOOMBERG. N.P., N.D. WEB. 4 MAR. 2013. <HTTP://Www.BLOOMBERG.COM/CONSUMER-SPENDING/2012-03-14/THE-REAL-COST-OF-ST-PATRICK-S-DAY.HTML#SLIDE2>. 5 ST. PATRICK'S DAY." HALLMARK CORPORATE INFORMATION I HOME. N.P., N.D. WEB. 4 MAR. 2013. <HTTP://CORPORATE.HALLMARK.COM/HOLIDAY/ST-PATRICKS-DAY>.