Christmas Spending

Q. And now 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
Will spend more	3%	11%	10%
Will be spending less	38%	38%	38%
Spend much the same	55%	47%	48%
Don’t know	5%	4%	5%

Views about spending on gifts at Christmas remain much the same as last year. 10% say they will spend more, 38% spend less and 48% much the same.

16% of those aged under 35 say they will spend more, 46% of those aged 35-44 will spend less and 59% of those aged 55+ will spend much the same. There is no significant relationship between changes in spending and income.