Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 14, 2025
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February 14, 2025: Consumers are expected to spend $27.5 billion this year on Valentine’s Day. This is nearly a $2 billion increase from last year’s $25.8 billion. This is also expected to break the previous record of $27.4 billion set back in 2020. The top 5 gift consumers plan to give are candy, flowers, greeting cards, and evening out, and jewelry.[1]
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc.
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- February 13, 2025-27.3 percentage points was the average margin of victory across all House elections in 2025
- February 12, 2025-64% of voters say they are spending more on basic household expenses than they were last year
- February 11, 2025-50% of voters say tariffs on China will be bad for the U.S. economy
- February 10, 2025-262 years ago, the Treaty of Paris was signed to end the French and Indian War
- February 7, 2025-70% of voters favor President Trump’s executive order to release all documents related to the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK
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