U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for December 24: Christmas Eve

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

CHRISTMAS EVE

Profile America — Saturday, December 24th. This is Christmas Eve, a time of gathering families close together and to wind down from the hectic weeks of shopping and mailing. But it also is a night of wrapping presents, especially toys — some of which have to be put together. Some parents will discover to their dismay that some treasure has been overlooked, or that batteries are not included with their purchases and head out into the cold, hoping to find an open store with the right solutions. Santa's elves get plenty of help from U.S. toy makers. There are 531 enterprises across the country producing games, toys and children's vehicles. These businesses employ almost 6,700 workers. Well over $55 billion worth of goods were bought online or by mail order last December.  The 2015 figure was more than double that of 2008. Profile America is in its 20th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Source:
U.S. toy manufacturing and employment/NAICS 339930:
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ECN/2012_US/31SG7 
E-commerce: http://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/dbsearch?program=MRTS&startYear=1992&endYear=2013&categories=4541&dataType=SM&geoLevel=US¬Adjusted=1&submit=GET+DATA

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). 

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