Daily spending of U.S. consumers in the Christmas season, by week

The statistic depicts the results of a survey about the average U.S. consumer spending during Christmas season, i.e. in the last 5 weeks of the year from 2008 to 2010, by week. Even though the trend seems to indicate that people spent the most of their money in the first three weeks of December, in 2010 data differs slightly: spending has increased even more over the weeks with Christmas approaching more and more and consumers getting more eager - and maybe a little desperate - to find presents for their loved ones. While the respondents reported to have spent an average of 79 U.S. dollars in the last week of November 2010, they spent an average of 85 U.S. dollars in the 4th week of December in 2010.