Valentines Day Trivia

February 14th is famous as Valentines Day in the world. A few special collection of valentines day special statistics

As per the search statistics of MIVA, leading independent Performance Marketing Network, during the valentines day last year, traditional flower bouquets are the most popular valentines day gifts, followed by romantic getaways, jewellery and lingerie in that order.The search statistics also reveal some slight country-specific variations in the keyword searches on the internet.
For instance, Germans use text messages and ecards to say "I love you".
In United Kingdom, the valentines treat their loved ones with luxury gifts such as jewellery or a romantic getaway to London, Edinburgh or Paris, the latter of which seems to be the epitome of romance.
In United States, flowers, especially roses are the top gift on Valentine's Day followed by sterling silver jewellery.
Romantic getaways are popular in Spain.Flowers thus, again topped the list of valentines day gifts, only to prove flowers are always the most preferred gifts on valentines day.

•An estimated one billion Valentine’s Day cards are sent each year, making it the second largest card-sending holiday after Christmas
• 85 percent of all Valentine’s Day cards are purchased by women
• 175 million roses were produced for Valentine’s Day in 2004
• Americans eat an average of 10-12 pounds of chocolate a year
• Chocolate is the food most commonly craved by women.
According to recent surveys, more than 50 percent of adults prefer chocolate to other flavors, making it America’s favorite flavor.