Collecting rewards points is the second biggest reason (behind ease of tracking purchases) that shoppers cited for using their credit cards this holiday season, according to a recent
holiday spending survey by USAA.
Not exact matches
Further, half of the
survey's 2,000 respondents say that they expect
holiday shoppers to
spend less because of the U.S. government shutdown earlier this fall, which put a damper on consumer sentiment.
CNBC
surveyed 800 adults to get their views on the state of the U.S. economy, the Trump presidency, plans for
holiday spending, and more.
According to a recent
survey from discount travel - booking site Hotwire, Americans will
spend $ 83 billion on
holiday travel this year — up $ 11 billion from 2013.
According to NRF's Thanksgiving Weekend
Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, 55.1 percent of
holiday shoppers were or will be in stores and online over Thanksgiving weekend, down from 58.7 percent last year.
Consumers with student loans are more likely to turn to other sources of debt, including credit cards and personal loans, to help them pay for
holiday spending — the
survey showed they're also more likely to try to save money by selling presents they receive or re-gifting items.
In 2016, Experian's
Holiday Spending Survey found that 55 percent of respondents selected cash as their planned method of payment for
holiday gifts.
The
survey asked respondents what they would do if faced with a disagreement over how to
spend the
holidays.
Australian school teachers
spend a fifth of their
holidays at work or working from home, a new
survey has found.
Overall, nearly half of those
surveyed plan to shell out the same amount of money this
holiday season as they did last year, with 28 % preparing to
spend less.
In its annual
holiday consumer
survey, one - third of consumers said that they would
spend less this year.
Taking data from Gallup's monthly
survey of consumers about their planned
holiday spending and applying to that the Federal Reserve's average credit card interest rate (13.08 % APR for accounts assessed interest in Q3 as of December 7, 2011), the chart creates a prototypical American consumer and projects how long it would take him or her to clear
holiday debt by making minimum credit card payments.
In 2016, Experian's
Holiday Spending Survey found that 55 percent of respondents selected cash as their planned method of payment for
holiday gifts.
When it comes to the overall amount people plan to
spend on
holiday shopping, our
survey found that singles tend to
spend less.
This year, Canadians plan to
spend an average of $ 884 on
holiday gifts, up from $ 766 in 2015, according to a
survey by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.
In a November
survey of 1,000 adults conducted by Experian, consumers said they planned on
spending an average of $ 740 to pay for
holiday gift giving, up slightly from $ 734 in 2016.
Student loan borrowers plan to
spend $ 1,977 on
holiday travel in 2017, according to a new
survey by Student Loan Hero.
TORONTO — A
survey on
holiday spending suggests that Canadian shoppers may be more likely to channel their inner Scrooge this year.
Most people plan to
spend under $ 25 on gifts for friends this year, according to a recent CreditDonkey.com
survey on
holiday shopping trends.
The National Retail Federation has released the results of its
holiday shopping
survey, which estimates consumers will
spend an average of $ 689 this year, up slightly from last year's $ 682.
The same
survey from the NPD Group, Inc. states that in 2013, consumers will be allocating 2 % more of their
holiday spending to video gaming systems or video games, compared with last year.
The American Express
Spending & Saving Tracker consumer survey, for example, reports that the average shopper intends on spending eight percent more this holiday season th
Spending & Saving Tracker consumer
survey, for example, reports that the average shopper intends on
spending eight percent more this holiday season th
spending eight percent more this
holiday season than last.
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GREENWICH, CT., June 10, 2005 — Close to 154 million pet owners are expected to
spend $ 2.6 billion on pet gifts this
holiday season according to The American Pet Products Association (APPA) 2005 - 2006 National Pet Owners
Survey.
According to a
survey conducted by Edge Research, Americans plan to
spend more than $ 2.5 billion on their pets this
holiday season, and a large chunk of that amount will go toward gear for furry new additions.
According to the American Express
Spending & Saving Tracker
survey, 65 percent of pet owners plan on purchasing a
holiday gift for their pet.
According to the National Retail Federation's 2015
Holiday Consumer
Spending Survey, Americans expect to spend an average of $ 805.65 on holiday gifts, a record in the survey's 14 - year hi
Survey, Americans expect to
spend an average of $ 805.65 on
holiday gifts, a record in the
survey's 14 - year hi
survey's 14 - year history.
For
holiday spending, credit cards are top payment method — Discover
surveyed more than 2,000 U.S. adults about payment methods they'll use most this
holiday season.....
According to a National Retail Federation
Survey, in 2017, the average American consumer plans to
spend $ 967.13 on
holiday - related purchases, and for the first time, online shopping ranks as the most popular
holiday shopping destination (as opposed to heading to department stores).
Consumers will
spend about $ 589 on gifts for the
holiday, according to the National Retail Federation's 2016
holiday survey.
According to the National Retail Federation
survey from this October, consumers plan on
spending an average of $ 967.13 during the
holiday shopping season this year (that is up 3.4 percent than what was
surveyed same time last year).
About half of consumers
surveyed admit it will take more than three months to pay off
holiday spending, according to MagnifyMoney.
The
survey noted that the expectation is that gains in
holiday spending could be the best in several years, benefiting from higher confidence as well as falling gas prices at the pump.
Nearly half (49 %) of shoppers
surveyed plan to
spend at least $ 500 on
holiday shopping this year, while closer to one - third (36 %) of millennials plan to
spend at least $ 500.
A
holiday survey released by ICSC and Goldman Sachs on Nov. 14 found that 19 percent of respondents planned to
spend more on gifts this year than last, with an additional 5 percent planning to
spend «substantially more.»
Judging by early forecasts, the 2012
holiday season might turn out to be the strongest in years, with preliminary
surveys showing that consumers plan to
spend more on gifts this year than they did in 2011.
The
survey of 2,000 UK adults, conducted by the independent tech retailer, looked into how much Brits are planning to
spend this
holiday season, and how much time we dedicate to getting into the festive spirit.