The Real Cost of Christmas - How much we're really spending

HOW MUCH DOES CHRISTMAS REALLY COST US? THE TYPICAL COST OF CHRISTMAS IN THE UK UK CHRISTMAS SPENDING AVERAGE SPENDING PER PERSON UK CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS PREDICTED TO SPEND £88 BILLION £488 £490 £13 BILLION £72.7 BILLION ONLINE IN 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 ON AVERAGE UK PARENTS SPEND AT LEAST 47 £100 OF PARENTS FEEL PRESSURED TO SPEND MORE THAN THEY CAN AFFORD 52- PER CHILD ON GIFTS OF PEOPLE FEEL THEY SPEND TOO MUCH ON CHRISTMAS ONE IN THREE **i ADULTS EXPECT TO START THE NEW YEAR IN DEBT FOLLOWING THEIR CHRISTMAS EXPENDITURE THE AVERAGE CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS COSTS ******** £80 TO £180 SUPERMARKET COMPETITION MEANS THE COST OF CHRISTMAS DINNER HAS FALLEN TO £2.66 A HEAD FOR EIGHT PEOPLE IN 2013, OVER £137 BILLION THE ESTIMATED COST OF CHRISTMAS OVER THE COURSE OF AN ADULTS WORKING LIFE IS WAS SPENT ON GREE TING CARDS £35,635 HOW WE SPEND OUR CHRISTMAS BUDGET 50% WOMEN HAVE 50% MORE SPENT ON THEM AT CHRISTMAS 674 ON PRESENTS 22/ ON FOOD AND DRINK 84 ON TRAVEL ON AVERAGE PEOPLE BUY 12 PRESENTS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS 34 ON FESTIVE DECORATIONS WHAT WE BUY EACH YEAR IN THE UK AVERAGE AMOUNT SPENT ON ALCOHOL PER ADULT IS 7.5 MILLION CHRISTMAS TREES £30 MILLION IS SPENT ON SPROUTS EVERY CHRISTMAS £75 10 MILLION TURKEYS 25 MILLION CRACKERS 25 MILLION CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS THE COST OF CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT APPROX. ROYALTIES MADE EACH YEAR FOR HIT CHRISTMAS SONGS CLFF RICHARD – MISTLETOE AND WINE £121,000 WHAMI – LAST CHRISTMAS £370,000 MARIAH CAREY - ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU £430,000 THE POGUES - FAIRYTALE IN NEW YORK £470,000 SLADE - MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE £500,000 TOP GROSSING GHRISTMAS FILMS £260 MILLION £182 MILLION £173 MILLION £139 MILLION £145 MILLION THE POLAR EXPRESS THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 THE SANTA CLAUSE HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS ELF SOURCES www.dcclothesline.com/2014/10/28/guess-much-americans-plan-spend-christmas-halloween-year-2/ www.gallup.com/poll/166226/consumers-holiday-spending-intentions-remain-modest.aspx www.piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Christmas-Around-the-world-infographic.jpg www.gogirlfinance.com/money/christmas-costs-more-but-we-make-less-infographic/ www.moneysupermarket.com/money/the-changing-cost-of-christmas-infographic.aspx/ www.gottabemarketing.co.uk/value-of-black-friday-in-the-uk/ www.econintersect.com/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/11/26/in Just Posh Masks www.justposhmasks.com (I