spending at christmas [infographic]
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How much are you planning on spending this Christmas? Take a look at how you compare to those we surveyed about their spending habits during the festive period. Source: http://www.gocompare.com/money/spending-at-christmas/TRANSCRIPT
Source:Research conducted by Vision Critical in
November 2013 on behalf of Gocompare.com
Christmas SpendingWe asked you what you’ll be spending your money on this Christmas...
£11.20will be spent taking your child to see Santa
will be spent at home over the Christmas period
per child
7.8
Including gifts, parties, cards, food and drinks etc, how much do you think you’ll spend this Christmas?
3%34% 10%£100 - £300 £750 - £1500 Plan on spending
nothing at all!
What do you hate spending money on at Christmas?
Wasted food Catering for guests you don’t likeThe equivalent of 2m turkeys,
5m Christmas puddings and 74m mince pies are thrown out during the festive season.
(The Guardian, 2012)
The average UK household’s Christmas food bill is about £169.
(The Guardian, 2012)
109
8
65
4
7
32
11% of you are also planning on giving plastic surgery as gifts this year!
Perfume/aftershave
Books
Clothing
Something handmade
Board game or toy
Jewellery
Music CD
Alcohol
DVDs
Cash
££
Top 10 gifts you’ll be giving this year...
And on average this Christmas...
days
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!