Halloween 2019 Infographic sources
Sources:
Population of the USA
https://www.census.gov/topics/population.html
33% of Americans planning to purchase a costume for Halloween
https://nrf.com/insights/holiday-and-seasonal-trends/halloween/halloween-data-center
40% of costumes are only worn once
https://issuu.com/hubbubuk/docs/hubbub_2017.10.19_sew_spooky_press_
Average costume weight (348g)
We weighed 10 costumes and took an average then compared this to the results of the study below
Zombie Weight
Weight of an average American man
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr122-508.pdf
Costumes are 90% plastic