The National Retail Foundation predicts Mother's Day is a $14 Billion industry, offering demographic spend breakdowns.

Google Trends shows a sharp spike in search traffic for Mother's Day on Mother's Day in the US and UK and the month leading up to it.

Florists see their highest sales in May.

US restaurants claim that it is the busiest day of the year.

Long distance telephone calls also peak on this day.

The US Postal Service experiences increased volume during the surrounding days.

According to Hallmark, 96% of American consumers take part in shopping on Mother's Day, while retailers report it as the second highest gift giving day of the year behind Christmas.