This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in October 2017. U.S. consumers were asked which items they would purchase spontaneously while Christmas shopping. During the survey, 30 percent of the respondents aged 18 to 29 years said that they would make spontaneous purchases on books.
Christmas shopping: items purchased spontaneously by U.S. consumers in 2017, by age group
Characteristic
18 to 29 years
30 to 59 years
60 years or older
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The original question was phrased as follows: When shopping for Christmas, from which of these product categories would you spontaneously purchase something if you came across a good offer?
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Statista Survey. (October 23, 2017). Christmas shopping: items purchased spontaneously by U.S. consumers in 2017, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/643640/us-christmas-shopping-spontaneous-purchases-by-age-group/
Statista Survey. "Christmas shopping: items purchased spontaneously by U.S. consumers in 2017, by age group." Chart. October 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643640/us-christmas-shopping-spontaneous-purchases-by-age-group/
Statista Survey. (2017). Christmas shopping: items purchased spontaneously by U.S. consumers in 2017, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643640/us-christmas-shopping-spontaneous-purchases-by-age-group/
Statista Survey. "Christmas Shopping: Items Purchased Spontaneously by U.S. Consumers in 2017, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/643640/us-christmas-shopping-spontaneous-purchases-by-age-group/
Statista Survey, Christmas shopping: items purchased spontaneously by U.S. consumers in 2017, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/643640/us-christmas-shopping-spontaneous-purchases-by-age-group/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Christmas shopping: items purchased spontaneously by U.S. consumers in 2017, by age group [Graph], Statista Survey, October 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/643640/us-christmas-shopping-spontaneous-purchases-by-age-group/