Estimated total U.S. back to school expenditure by category 2023

Published by
D. Tighe,
Jul 14, 2023
In 2023, consumers in the United States were expected to spend a total of approximately 12 billion U.S. dollars on clothing and accessories during the back-to-school shopping season. Total spending on electronic gadgets for school, as well as computer and hardware goods, was expected to reach about 15.2 billion U.S. dollars that year.

Estimated back-to-school market spend in the United States in 2023, by product category (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Release date

2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

June 30 to July 8, 2023

Number of respondents

7,843*

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The data is based on annual consumer surveys.

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