1.55 billion: Total gallons of U.S. production of ice cream in 2006.

$23 billion: Total U.S. sales of ice cream.

90: Percent of U.S. households that consume ice cream.

1896: Year the first ice cream cone was produced.

$60 million: Value of total U.S exports of ice cream in 2006.

Source: International Dairy Foods Association, www.idfa.org.