In 2024, approximately half of consumers in the United States expecting a tax return refund intended to save that money. Around 30 percent of respondents planned to either pay down debt or use the money for everyday expenses.
Leading ways consumers planned to spend their tax return refund in the United States in 2024
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* Total respondents count. The source posed this question to the 58 percent of respondents expecting a refund this year and those who received a refund last year.
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National Retail Federation. (March 26, 2024). Leading ways consumers planned to spend their tax return refund in the United States in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370607/ways-to-spend-tax-return-refund-usa/
National Retail Federation. "Leading ways consumers planned to spend their tax return refund in the United States in 2024." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370607/ways-to-spend-tax-return-refund-usa/
National Retail Federation. (2024). Leading ways consumers planned to spend their tax return refund in the United States in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370607/ways-to-spend-tax-return-refund-usa/
National Retail Federation. "Leading Ways Consumers Planned to Spend Their Tax Return Refund in The United States in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370607/ways-to-spend-tax-return-refund-usa/
National Retail Federation, Leading ways consumers planned to spend their tax return refund in the United States in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370607/ways-to-spend-tax-return-refund-usa/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Leading ways consumers planned to spend their tax return refund in the United States in 2024 [Graph], National Retail Federation, March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370607/ways-to-spend-tax-return-refund-usa/