(CNN) -- Americans spend quite a bit of money to show their love on Valentine's Day (Thursday just in case a few of you needed reminding). Here's a breakdown, by the numbers:

$130.97 -- The per person average estimated amount that people will spend on Valentine's Day. 224 million -- The estimated number of roses grown for Valentine's Day. 51% -- The percentage of people who buy red roses for this holiday. 64% -- The percentage of men who buy flowers for Valentine's Day. 36% -- The percentage of women who buy flowers for Valentine's Day.

$18.6 billion -- The total spending that will be reached by Valentine's Day. $1.6 billion -- The amount people will spend on candy (most of it by Chris Christie). $1.9 billion -- The amount people will spend on flowers. $4.4 billion -- The amount people will spend on diamonds, gold and silver. $4.52 -- The average amount pet owners spent on their pets on Valentine's Day in 2012. 40.7% -- The percentage of people who will use their Smartphone to purchase Valentine's gifts. 85% -- The percentage of men and women who say sex is an important part of Valentine's Day. 6 million -- The number of people who expect or are planning a marriage proposal. 29% -- The percentage of people who will type a romantic text message. 145 million -- The unit amount of Valentine's cards purchased. 151 million -- The approximate number of cards that are exchanged on Valentine's Day. 1,400 -- Varieties of Hallmark's available Valentine's greeting

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