The Data from he National Retail Federation shows the Black Friday spends by U consumrs during the Thanksgiving weekend
The Federation's definition of “Black Friday weekend” includes Thursday, Friday, Saturday and projected spending for Sunday. The survey estimates number of shoppers, not number of people.
The length of the shopping season is not the same across all years: the date for Black Friday varies between 23 and 29 November, while Christmas Eve is fixed at 24 December. 2012 had the longest shopping season since 2007.
The Chart below shows the statistics on Black Friday and Thanksgiving Weekend
Year | Date | Survey Published | Shoppers, millions | Average Spent | Total Spent | Consumers Polled | Margin for Error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013
| Nov 29 | Dec 1 | 248m | $407.02 | $57.4 billion | 4,464 | 1.5% |
2012 | Nov 23 | Nov 25 | 247m | $423.66 | $59.1 billion | 4,005 | 1.6% |
2011 | Nov 24 | Nov 27 | 226m | $398.62 | $52.5 billion | 3,826 | 1.6% |
2010 | Nov 25 | Nov 28 | 212m | $365.34 | $45.0 billion | 4,306 | 1.5% |
2009 | Nov 26 | Nov 29 | 195m | $343.31 | $41.2 billion | 4,985 | 1.4% |
2008 | Nov 27 | Nov 30 | 172m | $372.57 | $41.0 billion | 3,370 | 1.7% |
2007 | Nov 23 | Nov 25 | 147m | $347.55 | $34.6 billion | 2,395 | 1.5% |
2006 | Nov 23 | Nov 26 | 140m | $360.15 | $34.4 billion | 3,090 | 1.5% |
2005 | Nov 24 | Nov 27 | n/a | $302.81 | $27.8 billion | n/a | n/a |
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