U.S. Census Bureau: June Is National Candy Month

USA Profile Username: jon@newsinnovations.com / edit profile U.S. Census Bureau: June Is National Candy Month PR Newswire WASHINGTON, June 15, 2016 WASHINGTON, June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Among the assorted observances in June is one that will be welcomed by a great part of the U.S. population — especially youngsters. It's National Candy Month, although Americans savor candy year round. While nowhere near European levels, chocolate figures in much of America's candy consumption. There are about 1,200 firms in the U.S. making chocolate and cocoa products worth $14.5 billion a year. Another 420 locations make non-chocolate confections selling for $8 billion. Together, there are more than 56,000 Americans employed in manufacturing sweets and treats. Beyond grocery and drugstores, there are nearly 3,400 specialty shops across the nation selling nuts and candy confections. Nearly 7 million metric tons of sugar, sweeteners and candy are imported annually to satisfy America's sweet tooth. Profile America is in its 20th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau. Sources: Candy Month/accessed 4/5/2016: http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/june.htm   Chocolate consumption/accessed 6/15/2016: http://www.statista.com/topics/1638/chocolate-industry/ Manufacturers of chocolate and cocoa products/NAICS 311340, 311351 & 311352: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ECN/2012_US/31SG1 Revenues for chocolate/cocoa manufacturing: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ECN/2012_US/00A1//naics~311352 Candy & Nut stores/NAIC 445292: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/BP/2013/00A1//naics~445292 Sugar, sweetener and candy imports (metric tons): http://www.ers.usda.gov/datafiles/US_Food_Imports/__Value_of_US_food_imports_by_food_group/sweets2_1_.xls Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotion of the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics and accounts drawn from cited non-Census sources are employed for illustrative or narrative purposes, and are not attested to by the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Audio" in the "Library" pull-down menu).  Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO   SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau CONTACT: Rick Reed, 301-763-2812; or e-mail: richard.thomas.reed-at-census.gov Web Site: http://www.census.gov Follow Us To change the settings for your profile(s) or email delivery, go to https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/profile/?action=editProfile and select the profile you would like to edit. You can select the industries, subjects, languages, geographical areas, companies, delivery options and delivery frequencies of your choice. In addition to current press releases, you can also find archived news, corporate information, photos, tradeshow news and much more on the PR Newswire for Journalists website: https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com To contact us, email: mediasite@prnewswire.com Please do not reply to this email; this is an automatically generated message. Copyright © PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved. A UBM plc company. Our mailing address is: 350 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014-4504