How Much Do You Spend on Halloween? What Do You Spend It On?

So, how popular is Halloween these days? Pretty popular!

The National Retail Federation just released its annual report on Halloween, and this year, Americans are going to spend $9.1 BILLION . . . which is up 8.3% from last year, and an all-time record.

And what do we spend money on?

1. $3.4 billion will go to costumes
2. $2.7 billion on candy
3. $2.7 billion on decoration
4. $410 million on greeting cards.

The study also found that 71% of people plan on handing out candy this year, 49% will decorate their house, 48% will wear a costume, 46% will carve a pumpkin, 35% will go to a party, and 31% will take their kids trick-or-treating.

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