Christmas spending
Q. Thinking about Christmas spending – compared to last year, do you expect to be spending more on gifts at Christmas, less or much the same?
|
Dec 08 |
Dec 09 |
Nov 10 |
Dec 11 |
Dec 12 |
|
| Will spend more |
3% |
11% |
10% |
13% |
14% |
| Will be spending less |
38% |
38% |
38% |
40% |
24% |
| Spend much the same |
55% |
47% |
48% |
44% |
58% |
| Don’t know |
5% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
14% say they will spend more on gifts at Christmas this year, 24% will spend less and 58% much the same.
Compared to last year, those spending less has declined by 16% and those spending about the same increased 14%.
21% of those aged under 35 say they will spend more, 60% of those aged 35-54 will spend much the same and 69% of those aged 55+ will spend much the same. There is no significant relationship between changes in spending and income.
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