World Report: December 19, 1997 Vol.3 No.12

Top 5 Greeting Cards

How many cards will your family receive this holiday season? According to the Greeting Card Association, the average person receives 30 greeting cards a year, eight of which are birthday cards.

Here are the most popular holidays for sending cards and the estimated number of cards sold in 1997:

1. Christmas - 2.6 billion

2. Valentine's Day - 900 million

3. Mother's Day - 150 million

4. Easter - 120 million

5. Father's Day - 95 million