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Friday, September 30, 2011

Now That’s Creepy: Americans Will Blow $7 Billion On Halloween

Our financial state is pretty scary right now, and we’re all watching our spending pretty closely. So what’s the one thing Americans are willing to shell out for in this economy? Costumes, decorations and entertainment designed to scare us even more.

According to the National Retail Federation, Americans plan to spend $6.9 billion this year for Halloween. To put that number into context, the same NRF survey found that Americans planned to spend $3.3 billion as recently as 2005.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That is why we are in the mess we're in. People spend and spend on nonsense and wonder why they are poor.