A new survey by the National Retail Federation reveals that the average person will spend $130.97 on Valentine's Day. That's up from $126.03 in 2012. Other findings:
- Men will spend an average of $175.61 on jewelry, flowers and a romantic evening out, while women will spend approximately $88.78
- 19.7% of people plan to purchase jewelry for Valentine's Day
- 51% of people plan to purchase candy for Valentine's Day
- 36% of people plan to purchase flowers for Valentine's Day
- 15% of people plan to purchase clothing for Valentine's Day
- According to CreditDonkey.com, only 49% of people want to receive dinner, while 30% want chocolates and 20% want flowers. Only 8% plan to give gift cards, while 15% want to receive cards. Only 7% plan to offer electronics, while 20% want to receive electronics
A new survey by CreditDonkey.com reveals that men plan to spend $84.39 on Valentine's Day while women will spend $48.13. Other findings:
- 59% of people plan to spend the same amount as they did last year on Valentine's Day. 23% plan to spend more while only 18% plan to spend less.
What people plan to give for Valentine’s Day, and what they hope to receive:
- 65% plan to give dinner, only 49% want to receive dinner
- 38% plan to give chocolates, only 30% want to receive chocolates
- 37% plan to give flowers, only 20% want to receive flowers
- 8% plan to give gift cards, 15% want to receive gift cards
- 7% plan to give electronics, 20% want to receive electronics
- 5% plan to give travel, 9% want to receive travel
Differences in gender:
- 15% of males plan to spend less this year, compared to nearly 23% of females who plan to spend less.
- More males plan to give flowers (57% of males compared to 8% of female respondents).
- More males plan to give jewelry (17% of males compared to 4% of female respondents).
- More females plan to give clothes (13% of females compared to 6% of male respondents).
- More females plan to give electronics (13% of females compared to 3% of male respondents).
- More females plan to give gift cards (10% of females compared to 6% of male respondents).
- Valentine Day’s Gifts for Him: Nearly 1 in 3 males want to receive electronics for Valentine’s Day
- Valentine Day’s Gifts for Her: Nearly 1 in 3 females want to receive jewelry for Valentine’s Day
A new survey by Money Talks News reveals that 11.7% of people want candy for Valentine's Day. Other findings:
- 16.9% of women and 13.8% of men want jewelry for Valentine's Day
- 16.4% of people want flowers for Valentine's Day. A dozen long-stemmed roses will cost about $80 on Valentine’s Day, compared to $62 the rest of the year, according to the Society of American Florists.
- 28.7% of men and 19.8% of women want a gift certificate for Valentine's Day
- 30.2% of men and 34.4% of women want a romantic date for Valentine's Day
