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Jay Zagorsky

Jay Zagorsky

Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University

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Fireworks are offered for sale at a department store on the first day of New Year's Eve fireworks sales on Dec. 29, 2008, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images)

Fireworks sales have fallen back to Earth after years of explosive growth — here’s why

By: - July 4, 2024

It’s the Fourth of July — a day of parades, barbecue and, of course, fireworks. But while parades and barbecues are still very popular, shockingly, this year fireworks are less so. Imports of fireworks reached a peak in 2022 of almost US$600 million, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission. But today, just two years […]