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Halloween Spending Goes Up AND Goes Green.

A recent survey released from National Retail Federation shows that Halloween spending this year is expected to experience a noticeable increase from last years sales data. To retailers, this is encouraging since it shows people are still in a festive mood for holidays and are willing to celebrate despite the economic climate.

However, the report also shows a strong interest in spending less and making use of already owned costumes and dECOr. These options translate into a 3R Halloween: reducing, reusing and recycling. Of course, in our opinion, this is the good news!

Below is an excerpt from the NRF report:

“While spending is expected to increase, three out of 10 (30.1%) consumers say the state of the U.S. economy will still impact their Halloween plans, with most of those respondents citing they would spend less overall (86.8%). Others say they will be buying less candy (45.1%), using last year’s decorations and not buying new ones (30.7%), using last year’s costume (18.5%) or making a costume (19.5%). Some plan to cut back on traditional activities such as visiting a haunted house (22.3%).”

The survey also shows record interest dressing up for Halloween (including pets!). So wherever you live, be sure to check out the registry of free costume swaps on the National Costume Swap Day website. Your family can walk away with new-to-you costumes without spending a dime. A win-win for people and planet (and a few pets).

How Consumers Plan to Celebrate Halloween 2010

Green Halloween® is a nationwide non-profit initiative started by mother-daughter team Corey Colwell-Lipson and Lynn Colwell. In 2010, Green Halloween became a program of EcoMom® Alliance and has events in cities across the U.S.

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