Photo Gallery | Valentine's Day by the numbers

Submitted by Brianne Britzius, Fox 6 Digital Producer

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012, 5:13pm

Day of Love

If money is love, then consumers are really feeling it this year! The National Retail Federation expects the holiday to generate $17.6 billion in revenue.

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Who spends the most?

The award for most money spent goes to the guys! NRF says the average guy will spend nearly $170 dollars on his love interest, while women will spend about $85.

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Sweet bouquets

Love birds are expected to spend $1.8 billion dollars on flowers.

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Edible love

Consumers will pay out $1.5 billion on candy and in 2010, 75 percent of sweet treats bought were chocolate.

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One in five shoppers will turn to the Internet to research and purchase gifts or redeem coupons.

The gift of bling

Eight out of 10 consumers will buy some type of jewelry for a Valentine's gift and the NRF expects total spending to reach $4.1 billion.

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Showing love for man's best friend

The average person will spend about $5 to show their pet how much they mean.

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Check out any store around town during Valentine's Day and you'll find an array of flowers, chocolates, cards and other gifts ready for your loved ones. But how much money do we spend on the day of love?

According to a Nation Retailer Federation survey, the average person will spend $126.03 this year on Valentine's Day items, up 8.5% from 2011. That’s the highest average in the survey’s 10-year history and they expect total spending to reach $17.5 billion. And considering about 40 percent of those polled said they weren't going to celebrate Valentine's Day, that's quite a feat.

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