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Holiday season: planned spending on gifts among U.S. consumers 2017
How much do you expect to spend on gifts during the upcoming year-end holiday season?*
by Emma Bedford,
last edited
Oct 10, 2018
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in October 2017. U.S. consumers were asked how much money they plan to spend on gifts (excluding gift cards) during the holiday season. During the survey, 52 percent of the respondents said that they planned to spend more than 100 U.S. dollars on gifts.
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by Emma Bedford,
last edited
Oct 10, 2018
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in October 2017. U.S. consumers were asked how much money they plan to spend on gifts (excluding gift cards) during the holiday season. During the survey, 52 percent of the respondents said that they planned to spend more than 100 U.S. dollars on gifts.
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- 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
- * Excluding gift cards.
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- 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
- * Excluding gift cards.
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