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Back-to-school shopping expenditure patterns of U.S. consumers 2017
Back-to-school shopping expenditure patterns of U.S. consumers 2017
How much are you willing to spend on back-to-school supplies compared to last year?
by Liam O'Connell,
last edited
Nov 15, 2018
This survey attempts to explain back-to-school shopping spending plans of U.S. consumers in 2017. In that year, about 53.2 percent of the respondents surveyed said that they estimate to spend about the same amount on back-to-school supplies as they did in the previous year.
How much are you willing to spend on back-to-school supplies compared to last year?
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Plan to spend the same as last year | 53.2% |
| Plan to spend more than last year | 30.1% |
| Plan to spend less than last year | 8.4% |
| Did not shop for back-to-school last year | 8.3% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Plan to spend the same as last year | 53.2% |
| Plan to spend more than last year | 30.1% |
| Plan to spend less than last year | 8.4% |
| Did not shop for back-to-school last year | 8.3% |
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by Liam O'Connell,
last edited
Nov 15, 2018
This survey attempts to explain back-to-school shopping spending plans of U.S. consumers in 2017. In that year, about 53.2 percent of the respondents surveyed said that they estimate to spend about the same amount on back-to-school supplies as they did in the previous year.
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- National Retail Federation; Prosper Insights & Analytics
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- Release date
- July 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- June 30 to July 5, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 7,226 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- U.S. consumers
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- Sources
- National Retail Federation; Prosper Insights & Analytics
- Show further sources information
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- July 2017
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- June 30 to July 5, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 7,226 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- U.S. consumers
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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