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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Mary Papenfuss

Color Them Busy: Crayola Workers Churn Out 13 Million Crayons A Day As Kids Rev Up For School

Crayola factory workers are churning out the goods for the start of the new school year. (Credit: Credit: Pixabay / Aline Ponce)

Crayola factory workers can get a little blue on the yellow sunshine days of summer while their pals are away vacationing just now. That's because they're churning out a massive 13 million crayons a day at company's flagship factory in Easton, Pennsylvania, for the start of pre-school and bigger-kid classes.

Production jumps at least 8 percent this time of year, and the company makes half of its sales now from July 4 to Labor Day mostly through the major retailers like Amazon.com, Target and Walmart, Bloomberg reports.

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