According to the Visa Retail Spending Monitor (RSM), holiday spending is expected to grow from 4% to 4.5% year-over-year and e-commerce should drive growth this holiday season as shoppers increasingly move toward online channels for their gifts, particularly mobile devices. E-commerce spending is also expected to grow by 17% in 2018.

Content of “The 2018 Holiday Spending Outlook“:

• Holiday spending expected to grow 4.0-4.5 percent year-over-year.
• ‘Tis the season.
• Cash registers—hear them a ring.
• Regional consumer spending trends.
• Methodology.
• Forward-looking statements.

A Figure Shows the Share of Consumers Planning to Shop in USA During Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Number of Pages:

• 5 Pages.

Pricing:

• Free.

Methodology:

Visa’s Retail Spending Monitor measures estimated historical performance of certain segments of the US economy across payment types. The Retail Spending Monitor is based on a sample of aggregated, depersonalized Visa transaction data analyzed utilizing a proprietary economic plus statistical model.