现在的节日越来越多的已经成为了商家的招牌了，不管是什么日子总能会找出个节日来诱惑你的钱袋。这不，情人节又到了，商家们就借着要体现感情重要性，花的钱越多，表明越在乎对方。由此，不论是男人还是女人都要大出血一把了。

　　情人节，男人要比女人多花一倍的钱。男人要买花、订餐、送礼物，这些又钱不花不行。情人节花钱那点事儿，就用数字揭秘你不知道的情人节消费真相。回过头想想，只要感情好，那些鲜花礼物都算是浮云。

　　1.On average, men spend twice as much as women on Valentine's Day gifts.

　　men: $158.71

　　women: $75.79

　　2.Average amount: Americans spent on Valentine's Day gifts in 2011.

　　significant others: $68.98

　　friends: $6.30

　　pets: $5.04

　　students & teachers: $4.97

　　co-workers: $3.41

　　3.People in the U.S. plan to spend:

　　gift cards: $1.515 billion

　　candy: $1.453 billion

　　clothing: $1.622 billion

　　jewelry: $3.539 billion

　　flowers: $1.706 billion

　　an evening out: $3.360 billion

　　4.Some little-known facts about Valentine's Day

　　1868: The year the first chocolate box was introduced, by Richard Cadbury.

　　15%: This percent of U.S. women send themselves flowers for Valentine's Day.

　　$2.4 billion: This worth of jewelry was sold in February 2010.

　　1 billion: The number of Valentine cards are sent a year.

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