Grumpy Editor, in holiday spirit as we celebrate the Fourth of July, notes it is a hot day for hot dogs with 150 million of them due to be consumed, contributing to total spending on food today of $6.77 billion, according to personal finance website WalletHub.
WalletHub also sees (overlooked) chickens in the holiday picture, too. It anticipates 700 million pounds of the birds are purchased in the week prior to the holiday.
In addition, about $324 million worth of fireworks will be ignited today, although fireworks this year are cancelled in many dry brush areas around the country.
While the Fourth of July, or Independence Day, marks the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, annual value of American flags --- most made in China --- is $4.4 million, figures WalletHub.
WalletHub also cites the top five most popular Fourth of July destinations as Chicago, Las Vegas, Washington, Orlando and San Diego. Las Vegas, however, also has the highest average price for a Fourth of July party ticket --- $124, making it eight times more expensive than Atlanta, the lowest, at $15.
And which city has the longest fireworks show?
St. Petersburg, Fla., where the pyrotechnics run a full hour.
Now, Grumpy Editor has to fire up the grill for a batch of hot dogs.
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