PrintDecember 18, 2009
Graph of the Day for December 18, 2009
"Black Friday Retail Sales Up 0.5% From '08. In Strong Start to Holiday Shopping Season, Much Was Virtual: Average Amount Spent Online Rose 35%."
CBS News headline, Nov. 28, 2009.
Source: National Retail Federation.
Hoven's Index for December 18, 2009
Total amount spent over Black Friday weekend in 2009: $41.2 billion.
In 2008: $41.0 billion.
Average spent per person over Black Friday weekend in 2009: $343.31.
In 2008: $372.57.
Source: National Retail Federation.
Percent of people who have finished their Christmas shopping by last week (Dec. 13): 8.6%.
Who haven't even started: 19.1%.
Amount of Christmas shopping complete for the average person as of 2nd week of December: 46.7%.
Source: National Retail Federation.
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