By the numbers Scary business

36: Millions of trick-or-treaters, age 5- to 14-years-old in 2007

110.3: Millions of estimated “stops” for trick-or-treaters nationwide

1.1: Billions of pounds of pumpkins shipped nationally for jack-o-lanterns (and pies) in 2007

2,077: Number of costume rental shops nationally in 2006

Source: U.S. Census Bureau