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Spending on Christmas presents

18 Dec 2018

Q. Approximately how much will you spend this year on Christmas presents for friends and family?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other   Men Women Aged 18-34 Aged 35-54 Aged 55+
Nothing 9%   9% 6% 8% 10%   11% 7% 9% 9% 8%
Less than $100 17%   19% 15% 23% 14%   18% 17% 18% 17% 17%
$100 to $250 21%   22% 23% 18% 17%   22% 19% 28% 15% 20%
$250 to $500 21%   23% 22% 20% 22%   21% 22% 18% 23% 24%
$500 to $1000 16%   16% 16% 18% 18%   15% 18% 14% 16% 19%
More than $1000 9%   8% 12% 6% 12%   7% 11% 7% 13% 6%
Don’t know 6%   3% 6% 8% 7%   7% 6% 5% 7% 7%
                         
Average $386   $367 $419 $350 $434   $345 $426 $346 $435 $370

On average, respondents said they were planning to spend a little less than $400 on Christmas presents. Women tended to spend more than men and those aged 35-54 spent more than the older and the younger groups.

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