America's Love of Christmas Trees

AMERICA'S LOVE Christmas Trees of F<< Almost as soon as the plates from the Thanksgiving feast are cleared, most Americans gear up for yet another busy month of holidays. For those celebrating Christmas, nothing lights up the season like a Christmas tree, especially if it displays a few presents underneath! We crunch the numbers calculated by Nielsen Research to find out just how many trees Americans buy and where they get them, so you'll know how to save next year! Where Americans $984 Million Buy Their Trees Nielsen Research reports U.S. households will spend a total of $984 million and will purchase 21 MILLION fresh-cut trees this holiday season. 7% said they were not sure where their trees were purchased. $65 7% purchased at garden centers for an average price of $53. The average person is expected to spend $65 on holiday decorations and seasonal flowers. Overall, Americans are on target to spend more than 16% purchased at home improvement/DIY stores for an average price of $6 BILLION $44. on Christmas decorations, up more than 8% from last year and the most spent across the seven years for which data was tracked. 17% purchased at various other locations. purchased their trees from tree 24% farms for an average price of $46. 29% of households surveyed puchased their trees from tree lots for an average cost of $48. 11% of U.S. households who will display a fresh-cut tree will also display an artificial tree. Spending for artificial trees will be more than $1 billion. THE AVERAGE COST OFA FRESH-CUT TREE WAS $46, WHILE THE AVERAGE COST OF AN ARTIFICIAL TREE WAS $78. COUPON CABIN.cOM SOURCE: NIELSEN.COM