How much did Americans spend on Halloween in 2019

According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), on average, each customer planned to spend about $ 86 on Halloween costumes, sweets for children, and decorations for the yard.

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Halloween fans this year spent on average less cents on 50 than in the past - $ 86,27 and $ 86,79 respectively. Total spending is about $ 8,8 billion compared to $ 9 billion last year, writes Benzinga.

The total is expected to be the third largest in 15 years during which the NRF conducted the survey. The record was $ 9,1 billion spent in 2017 year.

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Individual Halloween spending has risen by about 80%, not counting inflation, since 2005, when Americans said they plan to spend $ 48,48 each on Halloween. This amount increased over several years, and then decreased after the 2008 recession of the year, falling by 10 dollars per year: from $ 66 in 2008 to $ 56 in 2009.

Five years ago, people spent about $ 77,5 each.

Costumes, sweets and decorations

This year, $ 3,2 billion was spent on costumes, $ 2,6 billion on candies, and $ 2,7 billion on decorations.

The study showed that Halloween planned to celebrate 172 million, and this is 68% of respondents.

Other creepy facts

Also from the NRF poll:

• Twenty-nine million people said they plan to dress their pets in a suit.
• More than one in three people is looking for costume ideas online. The largest sources of ideas were Pinterest - 17,03%, YouTube and Facebook - 1,03%
• The most common costume for children this year is the princess, followed by the superhero. Among the specific superheroes this year, Spider-Man is most popular, followed by the Avengers and Batman.
• Costumes of witches and vampires were common among adults. The most popular pet costume is pumpkin.

Chucky costume for dog? Take my money, please. #horror #horrorfans pic.twitter.com/tTEHVFrzJJ

- My Favorite Horror (@FavoriteHorror) September 18, 2019

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