In the 2023 holiday season, the average Christmas spending on gifts in the United Kingdom (UK) was forecast to be slightly lower compared to the previous year, although this wasn't the case for all categories. In 2023, UK consumers were expected to spend the most money on toys, at around 41 British pounds on a per capita basis. In 2021, consumers had spent the highest amount on consumer electronics.
Average spending on Christmas gifts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023, by category
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Figures represent per capita spending (and not per household). Christmas spending is defined by the source as retail spending "during the six weeks between the middle of November and the end of December.".
2022 figures were also forecasts and were not restated by the source.
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VoucherCodes.co.uk. (October 23, 2023). Average spending on Christmas gifts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023, by category (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184362/average-christmas-spend-on-gifts-united-kingdom/
VoucherCodes.co.uk. "Average spending on Christmas gifts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023, by category (in GBP)." Chart. October 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184362/average-christmas-spend-on-gifts-united-kingdom/
VoucherCodes.co.uk. (2023). Average spending on Christmas gifts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023, by category (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184362/average-christmas-spend-on-gifts-united-kingdom/
VoucherCodes.co.uk. "Average Spending on Christmas Gifts in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2019 to 2022, with a Forecast for 2023, by Category (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184362/average-christmas-spend-on-gifts-united-kingdom/
VoucherCodes.co.uk, Average spending on Christmas gifts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023, by category (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184362/average-christmas-spend-on-gifts-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Average spending on Christmas gifts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023, by category (in GBP) [Graph], VoucherCodes.co.uk, October 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184362/average-christmas-spend-on-gifts-united-kingdom/
