Survey: 90% of U.S. Consumers Celebrate Christmas
By: M. Scott Morris
Published: December 23rd, 2024
Merry Christmas. Numerator tracked purchase data of U.S. shoppers and discovered that 90% planned to celebrate Christmas. Here are some other holiday stats:
- 82% of celebrators said they typically started planning for Christmas more than a month in advance, including 33% who planned more than three months in advance of the holiday.
- Gathering with family and friends was the top celebration plan for Christmas celebrators (74%), followed by giving gifts (70%), decorating the house (62%), cooking or baking at home (61%), and hosting others at home (33%).
- Gen Z & Millennials were more likely to travel for Christmas than other generations (25% vs. 18% for all celebrators).
- The top planned Christmas purchases are gifts (80%), food (79%), decorations (43%), candy (42%), and alcoholic beverages (36%). Gen X was more likely to purchase alcoholic beverages (43% vs. 36%) while Gen Z & Millennials were nearly twice as likely to purchase holiday apparel compared to all celebrators (35% vs. 19%).
- Among alcohol purchasers, wine was the top choice (65% planned to purchase) followed by spirits (58%), beer (55%), and champagne or sparkling wine (37%).
- Among gift shoppers, the top category was gift cards (71% planned to purchase). Boomers were the most likely generation to opt for gift cards (77%) while Gen Z & Millennials were the least likely (59%). The other top gifting categories among all shoppers were apparel (55%), toys or games (49%), home goods (33%), food or beverages (29%), pet products (27%), accessories (27%), books (24%), and spa or beauty products (24%).
- 44% of Christmas shoppers said they would shop half online and half in-store for their holiday items, and 33% said they expected to do mostly or all online while 23% said they planned to do mostly or all in-store.
- 79% of Christmas celebrators expected to spend $200+ on Christmas, including 35% that planned to spend more than $500.
- 57% of shoppers said they would spend the same as 2023 while 26% say they planned to spend less, and 17% planned to spend more.
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