Top 10 Candy Buying Days

Shoppers appear to leave their Halloween candy purchases until almost the last minute. Nielsen's data shows that October 29 and April 15 (the day before Easter Sunday) were the top two days in terms of dollar sales in 2006. Halloween - - October 31 - - also ranks in the top ten.

1. October 29

2. April 15

3. October 28

4. October 30

5. April 14

6. October 31

7. December 17

8. October 22

9. December 10

10. April 9

Source: Homescan, a service of The Nielsen Co., 2006