xmas - 31.3 million real Christmas trees were sold in the USA in 2007 versus 17.4 million artificial trees, according to the National Christmas Tree Association.The US$2.5 billion US Christmas tree industry is expected to sell roughly 48 million real and fake trees in 2008. Over 300,000 trees are sold via the Internet or mail order catalogs, about 21 percent of Christmas trees sold were from chain stores, 15 percent by non-profit groups, 13 percent from retail lots and 35 percent from choose and cut farms.
Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850.
Source: National Christmas Tree Association
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