This statistic shows consumers holiday spending expectations in the United States in 2018, when compared to the previous year, by product category. In 2018, 61 percent of holiday gift shopper respondents stated that they expected to spend more on gifts in general, when compared to the previous year.
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Do you expect to spend more, less, or about the same on these holiday categories compared to last year?
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Field Agent. (September 25, 2018). Do you expect to spend more, less, or about the same on these holiday categories compared to last year? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946420/change-in-holiday-spending-expectations-by-product-category-us/
Field Agent. "Do you expect to spend more, less, or about the same on these holiday categories compared to last year?." Chart. September 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946420/change-in-holiday-spending-expectations-by-product-category-us/
Field Agent. (2018). Do you expect to spend more, less, or about the same on these holiday categories compared to last year?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946420/change-in-holiday-spending-expectations-by-product-category-us/
Field Agent. "Do You Expect to Spend More, Less, or about The Same on These Holiday Categories Compared to Last Year?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946420/change-in-holiday-spending-expectations-by-product-category-us/
Field Agent, Do you expect to spend more, less, or about the same on these holiday categories compared to last year? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946420/change-in-holiday-spending-expectations-by-product-category-us/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
Do you expect to spend more, less, or about the same on these holiday categories compared to last year? [Graph], Field Agent, September 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946420/change-in-holiday-spending-expectations-by-product-category-us/