Holiday Retail Sales to Surpass $1 Trillion: Report

U.S. buyers plan to spend about $900 each on the holidays.
Holiday Retail Sales to Surpass $1 Trillion: Report
A person walks down a street with shopping bags in New York City on Nov. 29, 2024. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
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Despite reports of a gloomy economy, holiday shoppers are eager to spend their money on presents this year as sales could top $1 trillion, the National Retail Federation announced Thursday.

The annual holiday retail sales forecast for November and December calls for an increase of between 3.7 percent and 4.2 percent over 2024.

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