Americans to spend $82.93 per shopper on Halloween

Americans will spend more on treats, pumpkins and costumes this Halloween than they have in the last 11 years. The new poll from the National Retail Federation projects that $8.4 billion will be spent preparing for and celebrating the fall holiday. That breaks down to an average of $82.93 per shopper vs. the $74.34 spent last Halloween. $3.1 billion will go towards costumes, another $2.5 billion will be spent on the treats, and $390 million will go towards cards.