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Graph of the Day for December 18, 2009 - American Thinker

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December 18, 2009

Graph of the Day for December 18, 2009

By Randall Hoven

"Black Friday Retail Sales Up 0.5% From '08. In Strong Start to Holiday Shopping Season, Much Was Virtual: Average Amount Spent Online Rose 35%."

CBS News headline, Nov. 28, 2009.

Source: National Retail Federation.

Hoven's Index for December 18, 2009

Total amount spent over Black Friday weekend in 2009: $41.2 billion.

In 2008: $41.0 billion.

Average spent per person over Black Friday weekend in 2009: $343.31.

In 2008: $372.57.

Source: National Retail Federation.

Percent of people who have finished their Christmas shopping by last week (Dec. 13): 8.6%.

Who haven't even started: 19.1%.

Amount of Christmas shopping complete for the average person as of 2^nd week of December: 46.7%.

Source: National Retail Federation.

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