Festive Fourth
07/01/2022 |
The Friday File: This July 4th 84% of the US population will be celebrating, unchanged from last year, and way up from just 76% in 2020. Independence fever was highest in 2013 when 90% celebrated. The baseline is 88%. 5% of national beer consumption occurs this weekend, we will consume 150 million hot dogs, eat 750 million pounds of chicken, and 190 million pounds of beef. Happy 246th Independence Day!