WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

COFFEE RATIONING

Profile America — Friday, November 28th. Given what seems to be the ever-growing profusion of coffee vendors, imagine what a crisis it would be if coffee were suddenly rationed. That's exactly what happened this month in 1942, because the Second World War had interrupted shipments and people were hoarding coffee. But rationing lasted only until the next summer. It's thought that coffee was introduced into America by Captain John Smith, one of the founders of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. Its popularity jumped after both the Boston Tea Party and the beginning of Prohibition. For those who don't make their own coffee, there are just over 19,000 coffee shops across the country, and they sell more than $10 billion worth of coffee a year. You can find current data on the country's economy by downloading the America's Economy mobile app at <www.census.gov/mobile>.

Sources: 
Coffee rationing: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coffee-rationing-begins
Coffee in America: http://www.koboscoffee.com/knowledge/about-coffee/history-of-coffee       

Coffee shops and revenues/ NAICS 7222135:
http://globalreach.blogs.census.gov/2013/06/26/coffeedata/ 
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2007_US_00A1&prodType=table

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau