This from the Chicago Tribune:
Shoppers spent an average of $347.44 on purchases from Nov. 22 through Sunday, choosing to buy less-expensive digital photo frames and cashmere sweaters, the National Retail Federation said Sunday in a statement. Store visits increased 4.8 percent.Customers have cut back on spending in the face of increased costs for milk and gasoline and the worst housing slump in 16 years. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. responded by offering holiday discounts more than two weeks earlier than last year, while Macy’s Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. reduced clothing prices by as much as 60 percent.
I ended up spending about half this for gifts and a new surround sound/HD dvd system. I guess I helped bring the average down. How much did you spend?
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