Consumer News Consumers Expect To Spend More On Gifts This Year

Consumers plan increased holiday spending with extra budget for travel and themselves

Consumers are approaching the 2025 holiday season with a mix of optimism and caution—finding room for gifts, travel, and gatherings even as they manage tighter budgets and rising prices. Read More

Shoppers Spend Billions on Black Friday to Snag Holiday Deals, Despite Wider Economic Uncertainty

Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year’s holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online ... Read More

Holiday retail outlook 2025: American consumers expected to spend $1 trillion despite economic concerns

Locally, TD Bank data shows nearly three-quarters of shoppers in New York and northern New Jersey plan to use credit cards to cover their holiday expenses. Read More

American Consumers Are Stressed. They Plan to Spend for the Holidays Anyway.

Americans are nervous about the economy. They are troubled by the higher prices from tariffs. They are wary of a fizzling job market. They are poised to shell out during the holiday shopping season ... Read More

Online spending is expected to slow this holiday season as consumers tighten their belts — how to save more if you aim to spend less this year

The holiday season is always a time when people spend big, but that may not be the case this year. In fact, a survey from PwC found that consumers expect to spend 5% less this year than last year, ... Read More

Poll: Virginians plan to spend less this holiday season as prices, job market weigh on budgets

Virginians plan to dial back holiday spending this year, trimming budgets by about 5% even as the broader economy shows strong growth, according to a new Institute for Policy and Opinion Research ... Read More

Shoppers to cut Black Friday spending for the first time in four years on affordability concerns: survey

Of those surveyed shoppers who plan to spend less, 69% cited higher costs of living, while 43% blamed financial constraints, according to the survey. Read More

German consumer sentiment brightens modestly as holiday shopping begins

Consumer sentiment in Germany will improve slightly in December as households show more willingness to spend on Christmas gifts and festive celebrations, though less rosy income prospects are ... Read More

Here's how much U.S. consumers expect to spend for Halloween this year

The U.S. economy is playing tricks on Americans, but consumers still plan to treat themselves for the holidays this year. Nearly 80% of respondents to new survey from consulting firm PwC said they ... Read More

Holiday spending predicted to go up 3.1% in Ohio this year

The University of Cincinnati Economics Center predicts holiday spending will hit $32 billion in Ohio this year, up 3.1% from last year. Read More

79% of Americans have less than $1,000 to spend on the 2025 holiday season, Achieve survey finds

SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 4 in 5 (79%) of consumers have less than $1,000 set aside for the 2025 holiday season and over half (52%) expect to incur debt that will take ... Read More

More Americans planning holiday travel, but value is a priority

A record number of people are planning to travel for the holidays, according to a new survey from Deloitte. Deloitte vice chair Mike Daher joins Market Catalysts to talk about the survey's findings ... Read More