U.S. consumers were polled about the amount they expected to spend on gifts for high school and college graduates in 2022. On average, consumers from the Northeast expected to spend over 127 U.S. dollars on graduation gifts, whereas consumers from the Midwest expected to spend roughly 21 dollars less.
Consumers' average expected spend on graduation gifts in the United States as of May 2022, by region
(in U.S. dollars)
* Date and study characteristics apply to the 2023 survey. Surveys for previous years have been conducted among equally large samples.
The survey has a margin of error of +/- 1.1 percentage points.
The source did not provide a release date.
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National Retail Federation. (January 5, 2023). Consumers' average expected spend on graduation gifts in the United States as of May 2022, by region (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035835/expected-consumer-spending-on-graduation-gifts-us-by-region/
National Retail Federation. "Consumers' average expected spend on graduation gifts in the United States as of May 2022, by region (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035835/expected-consumer-spending-on-graduation-gifts-us-by-region/
National Retail Federation. (2023). Consumers' average expected spend on graduation gifts in the United States as of May 2022, by region (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035835/expected-consumer-spending-on-graduation-gifts-us-by-region/
National Retail Federation. "Consumers' Average Expected Spend on Graduation Gifts in The United States as of May 2022, by Region (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035835/expected-consumer-spending-on-graduation-gifts-us-by-region/
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Consumers' average expected spend on graduation gifts in the United States as of May 2022, by region (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Retail Federation, January 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035835/expected-consumer-spending-on-graduation-gifts-us-by-region/