The color of Halloween is green

Halloween is right around the corner, and Americans are spending big bucks to celebrate this year. The National Retail Federation estimates that the country will spend nearly $7 billion to get scared

News 12 Staff

Oct 8, 2015, 6:24 PM

Updated 3,366 days ago

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Halloween is right around the corner, and Americans are spending big bucks to celebrate this year.
The National Retail Federation estimates that the country will spend nearly $7 billion to get scared this year.
Other numbers say the average person will spend about $74 this year. As a whole, Americans will shell out $2.1 billion on candy and $2.5 billion on costumes.
The figures actually represent a drop in spending over 2014.