January & February 2022
Today is Milk Day. Tomorrow is Pharmacist Day. January is Hot Tea Month. And in case you missed it, on New Year's Day 2022 the Census Bureau projected the U.S. population at 332,403,650 and the world population at 7,868,872,451. Read the America Counts story.
National Milk Day: January 11
According to the 2020 Annual Survey of Manufactures, fluid milk manufacturing shipments were valued at $38.2 billion and involved 56,122 employees.
National Pharmacist Day: January 12
According to the 2019 American Community Survey, there were 249,804 pharmacists and 248,368 pharmacy technicians in the United States.
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National Popcorn Day: January 19
According to the Popcorn Board, Americans consume 15 billion quarts of popped popcorn each year. That averages to about 47 quarts per person.
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National Hot Tea Month: January
U.S. imports of tea, spices, etc., were valued above $2.56 billion in 2020, $1.12 billion more than the $1.44 billion value a decade earlier in 2010.
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New Year's Day 2022: January 1
The Census Bureau projected the U.S. population at 332,403,650 on Jan. 1. Since Census Day (April 1) 2020, the population has grown 954,369 or 0.29%.
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