Study Finds Non-Gift Holiday Spending to Drop 26% as Consumers Trim Budgets
Economic uncertainty and inflationary pressures have lead many consumers to tighten their non-gift spending budgets this year. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest survey of 3,302 U.S. consumers, “The Credit Economy: How Consumers Are Approaching Holiday Spending and Travel,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and i2c collaboration, reveals that 94% of holiday shoppers are taking action to make sure they don’t have to skimp on gifts.