91%
of U.S. adults planned to celebrate winter holidays in 2025.
That includes holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
Source: National Retail Federation, October 16, 2025At a glance
Useful numbers for planners, writers and holiday hosts.
Holiday decorating changes quickly with budgets, shopping habits and seasonal traditions. This page brings together the latest figures available from national retail, consumer-safety and industry sources, with the publication date shown beside every statistic.
Use the links below to check the original source or cite a specific figure. Figures describe the United States unless noted otherwise.
$890.49
was the average amount U.S. consumers planned to spend for the 2025 winter holiday season.
The estimate covers gifts, food, decorations and other seasonal items.
Source: National Retail Federation, October 16, 2025$262.56
of that average holiday budget was set aside for seasonal items in 2025.
The category includes food or candy, decorations and greeting cards.
Source: National Retail Federation, October 16, 202542%
of holiday shoppers planned to start browsing and buying before November in 2025.
The most common reason was spreading out the budget.
Source: National Retail Federation, October 16, 202578%
of Halloween shoppers expected to buy decorations in 2025.
That share was up from 72% in 2019.
Source: National Retail Federation, October 1, 2025$4.2B
was the projected U.S. spend on Halloween decorations for 2025.
The National Retail Federation reported this as $1.6 billion above 2019 spending.
Source: National Retail Federation, October 1, 202545%
of Halloween decorators planned to put up their displays in the first half of October in 2025.
It was the most popular time to start decorating among surveyed shoppers.
Source: National Retail Federation, October 1, 202599%
of surveyed consumers intended to display at least one Christmas tree in 2024.
Among those consumers, nearly 80% expected to choose an artificial tree and 22% a live tree.
Source: American Christmas Tree Association, July 24, 202414,700
holiday decorating-related emergency room injuries were estimated by the CPSC for the 2016 holiday season.
Falls accounted for 41% of the decorating incidents in that estimate.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, December 6, 2017Methodology and sources
How to read this page.
Each statistic is taken directly from the named source, with the source’s publication date shown. Spending figures and survey results are not interchangeable: they reflect the definitions, timing and survey methods used by their original publishers.
We refresh this reference when a key source releases newer figures. Older safety data is labeled with its original period so it is never mistaken for a current annual total.
Cite this page: Set the Scene by Addie, “Holiday Decorating Statistics,” updated October 20, 2026, https://setthescene.org/holiday-decorating-statistics.
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