The Total of Thanksgiving

The Cost of Thanksgiving President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. Since then, we have been professing our thanks and feasting on turkeys. Another reason to be thankful this year is the current cost of Thanksgiving. Read on... TURKEY TOTAL The average price of a 16-pound turkey is $21.85. 254 million turkeys are expected to be raised in the United States this year. 46 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving in the United States. 88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving. SIDE SALES Cranberry Average cost: $2.42 for 12 oz. Last year, 768 million pounds of cranberry were produced. Sweet Potatoes Average cost: $3.36 for 3 lbs. 2.7 billion pounds of sweet potatoes were produced last year! Green Peas Average cost: $1.54 for 1 lb. 672,370 tons of green peas will be in production in 2015. Dinner Rolls Average cost: For 12 rolls, it's $2.18! Typically, there are 125 calories in one dinner roll. Pie Fact Pumpkin Pie 50 million pumpkin pies were eaten last Thanksgiving, 1 million of which were sold Dessert Dollars Only 20% of Americans buy their pies; the other 80% bake them! One in five Americans has eaten an entire pie by themselves! by Costco! THANKSGIVING FACTS 46.3 million people travel for Thanksgiving each year. Thanksgiving is the second most popular holiday in the United States - behind Christmas! • 65% of Americans claim that eating leftovers is more im portant than dinner! TOTAL OF THANKSGIVING The average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people is $49.41; about $5 per person. NetCredit A MORE PERSONAL LOAN References Lyles, T. and Roberts, A. (25 November 2014). Thanksgiving by the numbers. Retrieved 1 October 2015 from http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/21/living/thanksgiving-by-the-numbers/ Kennedy, B. (26 November 2014). What does a Thanksgiving meal cost? Retrieved 1 October 2015 from http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-economics-of-the-thanksgiving-feast/ Braverman, B. (26 November 2014). Here's how much it costs for a turkey dinner this year. Retrieved 1 October 2015 from http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2014/11/26/Here-s-How-Much-It-Costs-Turkey-Dinner-Year %24