10/90Estimated number of M&M’s sold each day in the United States: 200,000,000

M&M-Mars (Hackettstown, N.J.)

10/92Amount of candy corn produced in the United States each year, expressed in ears: 2,250,000

National Confectioners Association (McLean, Va.)/National Com Growers Association (St. Louis, Mo.)

1/96Tons of sulfuric acid used each year in the manufacture of Jell-O: 2,035

Kraft General Food (Woburn, Mass.)

6/91Amount of chewing gum collected each year by the maintenance crew at the Statue of Liberty, in pounds: 600

National Park Service (N.Y.C.)

5/93Total amount spent on candy last Mother’s Day, per American mother: $4.70

National Confectioners Association (Mclean, Va.)/U.S. Census Bureau (Suitland, Md.)