Christmas shopping: items purchased spontaneously by U.S. consumers 2017, by age

Published by
Alexander Kunst,
Nov 30, 2020
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

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Release date

October 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 11 to 20, 2017

Number of respondents

1,025 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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?
Multiple answers were possible.

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