Government Shutdown Fails To Dissuade Holiday Shoppers

By  |  October 24, 2013
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A new Gallup poll shows that, despite the economic impact of the government shutdown this month, holiday shoppers will spend as much this year as they did in 2012, Moneynews reports.

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    Americans will spend an average of $786, according to the Gallup poll. Roughly ninety percent of respondents plan on making purchases for the holidays, and the numbers suggest a 3-4 percent spending increase over last year’s number by the end of the season.

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