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Planning on ringing in the New Year in style? It will cost
you—or the average American, at least—around $172, according to a new survey.
The “Shopping in America Holiday 2005 [2]” survey, conducted by real estate
investment trust Macerich Co., found that those of us who live in the Northeast
will outspend those elsewhere in the country. We’ll spend an average of $256
each. Midwesterners will be the most thrifty, spending an average of about $119
each. Americans in the West and the South will spend $169 and $159,
respectively. The survey also polled consumers on their top New Year’s
resolutions [3]. No surprises among the top three: lose weight (Jared might help you there [4]), save money and get a new job. Happy New Year!
—Posted by Mae Anderson