Some Fast Facts About Thanksgiving

45 million turkeys are killed every year at Thanksgiving, compared to just 22 million at Christmas. This year, a Thanksgiving dinner will be more expensive than ever - $50.11. Back in 2000, it cost an average of just $36.78. Most Americans are going to drink wine around the dinner table this year, followed by liquor/spiritis/cocktails and non-craft domestic beer.

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Average price of a ten-person Thanksgiving dinner in the United States from '90 to '25 (in U.S. dollars)
Average price of ingredients for a ten-person Thanksgiving dinner in the United States in 2025 (in U.S. dollars)
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Retail price of turkey (frozen, whole) in the United States from 1995 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars per pound)
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Thanksgiving: appropriate price for a pound of fresh/frozen turkey in the U.S. in 2018, by age group
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Year-over-year percentage price changes of selected Thanksgiving dinner items in the United States from October 2020 to October 2023
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