This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. shoppers' back-to-school purchases as of July 2016 that were influenced by classroom lists and/or school requirements. Some 13.4 percent of respondents said that all of their purchases were influenced by these lists and requirements.
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National Retail Federation. (July 21, 2016). What percentage of your spending on school supplies for back-to-school is influenced by classroom lists/school requirements? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318870/us-back-to-school-shopping-influence-of-school-requirements-on-spending/
National Retail Federation. "What percentage of your spending on school supplies for back-to-school is influenced by classroom lists/school requirements?." Chart. July 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318870/us-back-to-school-shopping-influence-of-school-requirements-on-spending/
National Retail Federation. (2016). What percentage of your spending on school supplies for back-to-school is influenced by classroom lists/school requirements?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318870/us-back-to-school-shopping-influence-of-school-requirements-on-spending/
National Retail Federation. "What Percentage of Your Spending on School Supplies for Back-to-school Is Influenced by Classroom Lists/School Requirements?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318870/us-back-to-school-shopping-influence-of-school-requirements-on-spending/
National Retail Federation, What percentage of your spending on school supplies for back-to-school is influenced by classroom lists/school requirements? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318870/us-back-to-school-shopping-influence-of-school-requirements-on-spending/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
What percentage of your spending on school supplies for back-to-school is influenced by classroom lists/school requirements? [Graph], National Retail Federation, July 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318870/us-back-to-school-shopping-influence-of-school-requirements-on-spending/
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