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According to Hallmark:

50% of all St. Patrick's Day card sales occur during the 10 days before St. Patrick's Day.

Hallmark St. Patrick's Day card sales are highest in the Northeast, with Boston being the top city.

Industry-wide, Americans will exchange about 9 million St. Patrick's Day cards in 2006, making it the ninth-largest card-sending occasion in the United States.

According to a 2005 National Retail Federation survey:

84.5 million consumers plan to celebrate St. Patrick's Day each year.

15 million people plan to decorate their home or office with St. Patrick's Day merchandise.

12.7 million Americans will celebrate St. Patrick's Day at a private party.

19.8 million people plan to celebrate St. Patrick's day in a bar or restaurant.