Frightening facts about Halloween spending

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Halloween spending is out of control. Americans are expected to spend $8.8 billion on candy, costumes and decorations this year – or $86 for every person who plans to celebrate. That includes a half a billion dollars on costumes that America.....»»

Do you have your candy yet? This Halloween, more than 40 million trick-or-treaters are expected to venture out in search of treats.  The National Retail Federation expects Halloween spending will total $8.8 billion, down from $9 billion last y.....»»

Do you have your candy yet? This Halloween, more than 40 million trick-or-treaters are expected to venture out in search of treats.  The National Retail Federation expects Halloween spending will total $8.8 billion, down from $9 billion last ye.....»»

Do you have your candy yet? This Halloween, more than 40 million trick-or-treaters are expected to venture out in search of treats.  The National Retail Federation expects Halloween spending will total $8.8 billion, down from $9 billion last year. .....»»

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Shutterstock/Leena Robinson With Halloween fast approaching, Americans are gearing up for the holiday, purchasing costumes, hangi.....»»

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You’ve no doubt already seen them at the grocery store: giant bags of “fun-sized” candy produced especially for Halloween. Candy is key a driver for Halloween spending, according to Food Dive, which estimates that $2.6 billion will be spent on.....»»

Halloween has become a billion-dollar industry in the United States. Americans are projected to spend $9 billion this year on Halloween-related items and activities, down from $9.1 billion last year,........»»

To identify which cities spend the most on Halloween, an index including costume stores, candy stores, haunted tours and haunted houses .....»»

The Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa DiBartolo on toy companies capitalizing on consumers’ spending on Halloween......»»

To calculate spending on sweets, 24/7 Wall Street estimated/adjusted to the population the number of candy stores and chocolate shops in th.....»»

The final three months of the year is typically the busiest period in terms of consumer spending. read more.....»»

Ryan McQueeney recaps the latest earnings results from Facebook, General Motors, and Kellogg. Later, he discusses consumer Halloween spending habit.....»»

Lucky for them, consumers are spending more on the holiday each year. Halloween is the second largest holiday in the U.S., and this year Americans will spend a.....»»

Authored by Jonathan Turley, op-ed via The Hill, Halloween is again upon us. Across the United States, the prospect of frightening images have some pledging to skip the holiday or closely shield their .....»»

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