Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Holiday spending jumps 15% from last year to $35.3 billion

Holiday spending jumps 15% from last year to $35.3 billion

. U.S. Consumers spent $35.3 billion during this year's holiday season, up 15% from the same period last year. Shoppers also spent a total of $2.8 billion during the week ended December 25th, up 16% from the same week in 2010, comScore reported. “Holiday e-commerce spending has remained strong throughout the season, and we have now reached a record $35 billion in U.S. online sales for the season-to-date,” said comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni, noting that the record $1.25 billion spent on Cyber Monday represented the heaviest online spending day for the second straight year.

Boy Genius Report, Holiday spending jumps 15% from last year to $35.3 billion