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Christmas shopping: items purchased spontaneously by U.S. consumers 2017

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Alexander Kunst,

Nov 30, 2020

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in October 2017. U.S. consumers were asked which items they would purchase spontaneously while Christmas shopping. During the survey, 24 percent of the respondents said that they would make spontaneous purchases on books.

When shopping for Christmas, from which of these product categories would you spontaneously purchase something if you came across a good offer?

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Characteristic	Share of respondents
Clothing, textiles, shoes	41%
Games, toys, dolls, etc.	29%
Gift cards or gift certificates	28%
Consumer electronics, media, video and audio	27%
Computers and accessories	25%
Food / liquor	25%
Books	24%
Cosmetics / fragrances / health & beauty aids	23%
None	23%
Furniture and decoration	17%
Jewellery and watches	17%
Mobile phones / tablets and accessories	16%
Household appliances	15%
DIY and home improvement products	13%
Gift vouchers	12%
Other	0%

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Details: United States; Statista Survey; October 11 to 20, 2017; 1,025 respondents; 18 years and older; Online survey

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Source

Statista Survey

Survey by

Statista Survey

Survey name

Statista Survey Halloween & Holidays 2017

Published by

Statista Survey

Source link

statista.com

Release date

October 2017

Citation formats

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 11 to 20, 2017

Number of respondents

1,025 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Multiple answers were possible.

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