CANDY

1,177: Manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2009, employing 34,252 people.

$12.6 billion: Total value of shipments in 2009 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products. Nonchocolate confectionery product manufacturing, meanwhile, was a $7.4 billion industry.

3,386: Number of confectionery and nut stores in the United States in 2009.

24.7 pounds: Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2010.

FLOWERS

$375 million: The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2010 for all flower-producing operations with $100,000 or more in sales. Among states, California was the leading producer, alone accounting for more than three-quarters of this amount ($286 million).

$17 million: The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut roses in 2010 for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales.

17,124: The number of florists nationwide in 2009. These businesses employed 75,855 people.