Halloween spending projected to set record at $9 1B|Celebrity News

Halloween spending projected to set record at $9 1B|Celebrity News Halloween spending projected to set record at $9.1B And you thought the retail outlook was scary. As Halloween approaches, Americans from all walks of life are in the process of spending billions on costumes, candy, decorations and other paraphernalia to celebrate this most frightening of holidays, marking one of the brighter spots on a challenging retail calendar. According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween 2016 saw ghosts and goblins of all ages plunk down a record $8.4 billion for the occasion, a figure that is projected to rise a further 8.3 percent this year, to $9.1 billion — a growth rate far in excess of both US gross domestic product and overall retail.