• Vital Hot Dog Statistics

• In 2003, consumers spent $1.8 billion on hot dogs in U.S. supermarkets.
• Americans typically consume 7 billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
• Americans will eat 24.2 million hot dogs in major league ballparks -- that's enough to stretch from Dodgers' Stadium in Los Angeles to Camden Yards in Baltimore.
• On the Fourth of July, Americans will enjoy 150 million hot dogs!
• More hot dogs will be eaten at New York's Yankee Stadium - 1.8 million in 2003 - than in any other major league ballpark in the country!
• The Council estimates Americans will consume more than 2 billion hot dogs during National Hot Dog Month this July!

• Top Ten Hot Dog Eating Stadiums in 2005

• Dodger Stadium - 1,674,400
• Coors Field - 1,545,000
• Wrigley Field - 1,543,500
• Yankees Stadium - 1,365,000
• Minute Maid Park - 1,248,000
• Edison Field - 1,133,000
• HHH Metrodome - 850,000
• Citizens Bank Park - 800,000
• Shea Stadium - 745,000
• U.S. Cellular Field - 495,000