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ESCALATOR INDUSTRY FACTS

35,000 escalators in United States (44,000 U.S. and Canada)

Average number of people per hour carried per escalator = 3,000

Average peak usage of escalators = 4 hours per day

Average number of people carried per day per escalator = 12,000

Number of business days per year = 250

Therefore, the number of people carried per escalator per year = 3 million

Based on 35,000 escalators, this calculates out to 105 billion passengers transported per year in the United States

Source: National Elevator Industry Inc.