Holiday Shopping

Please see the following links for class discussion topics or project ideas.

Christmas… by the numbers

Study: Christmas shopping, a provincial perspective, 2004

Study: Consumer holiday shopping patterns, 1999 to 2003

Do you like gift cards or cash?
Study: Retail gift cards, 2003 to 2005 (Previous Study)

Is the average $ expenditure on gifts of money in your province/territory higher than the Canadian average? Hint: E-STAT table 203-0018, gifts of money and support payments (excluding alimony and child support)

Do you shop on-line?
Who shops on the Net?

Do stores sell more in December?
E-STAT table 076-0005
Monthly department store sales

Retail trade, January 2006: Retailers began 2006 with strong sales, likely buoyed by gift card redemptions. This is the third year in a row that sales were strong in January.

Study: Retail trade since the turn of the millennium, 1996 to 2004

Can you buy as much as last year?
The Consumer Price Index: A measure of inflation (PDF) - lesson

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