Gift cards in the United States

Statistics report on gift card shopping in the United States

Gift cards in the United States

This report presents facts and statistics on gift cards in the United States. The first chapter goes into holiday shopping habits among U.S. consumers, while chapter two and three focus on gift card shopping and average gift card spending, respectively. The final chapter takes a look at the popularity of gift cards, as well as how well liked other kinds of gifts are among Americans.

Table of contents

Gift buying behavior

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  • Premium Statistic How inflation will change the way consumers shop for the holidays in the U.S. 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. consumers' preferred types of retailers for holiday shopping 2024
  • Premium Statistic Device usage intention for holiday gift shopping in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Average expected spending on holiday gifts in the U.S. 2006-2024
  • Basic Statistic Parents spending on Christmas gifts per child in the United States 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. sales days when most people do their holiday shopping 2020-2022

Gift card shopping behavior

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  • Premium Statistic Likelihood of buying gift cards as holiday gifts in the U.S. 2022-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. consumers buying/giving gift cards during the holidays 2024, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Leading reasons for buying gift cards as holiday gifts in the U.S. 2022-2023
  • Premium Statistic Gift card shoppers worldwide during the holiday season 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Opinions on whether gift cards are appropriate holiday gifts in the U.S. 2022

Spending plans

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  • Premium Statistic Holiday gift card spending plans in the U.S. 2022-2023, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Mother's Day average expenditure per person on gift cards in the U.S. 2009-2024
  • Basic Statistic Father's Day average expenditure per person on gift cards in the U.S. 2009-2024
  • Premium Statistic Amount U.S. consumers planned to spend on back-to-college gift cards 2017-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Valentine's Day planned per person spending on gift cards 2010-2022
  • Basic Statistic Average spend on finance & e-commerce gift cards in the United States 2021
  • Premium Statistic Average spend on entertainment gift cards in the United States 2021
  • Premium Statistic Average spend on shoes & clothing gift cards in the United States 2021
  • Premium Statistic Average spend on department store gift cards in the United States 2021
  • Premium Statistic Average spend on electronics & games gift cards in the United States 2021

Category benchmarks

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  • Basic Statistic Christmas gifts desired by U.S. consumers 2024
  • Premium Statistic Holiday gifts: what U.S. consumers plan to buy 2024
  • Premium Statistic Mother's Day gift purchasing plans in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Father's Day gift purchasing plans in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Most unwanted gifts for Christmas in the United States 2022
  • Premium Statistic Most unwanted holiday gifts in the United States 2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Most unwanted holiday gifts in the United States 2022, by generation

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