Have you finished your Christmas shopping? Some people like to finish early. Others won’t stop until they run out of time. Did you take advantage of Black Friday deals? What about cyber Monday? According to fortunly.com, 28.8% of U.S. shoppers start their Christmas shopping in November. 62% of Americans buy their gifts in the week before Christmas. Here are some other key statistics about the Christmas shopping season:
- 23% of Christmas shoppers in the U.S. rely on social media to help them make the right choice.
- 14.2% of Americans sell their possessions to fund Christmas spending.
- Nearly half of Americans don’t buy Christmas decorations.
- 60% of people in the U.S.A. prefer to buy their holiday gifts online.
- Holiday retail sales in 2018 surpassed $1 trillion.
- In 2018, U.S. households spent an average of $1,536 during the Christmas holiday period.