Every year since 1783, the United States has celebrated its independence with food, fun and fireworks.Data from the American Pyrotechnics Association shows the consumer fireworks industry has seen its annual revenue grow from $407 million in 2000 to $2.3 billion in 2022 and that number grew to $2.4 billion in 2023.The APA also tracks estimates of the total weight of fireworks sold. In 1976,…
