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Christmas shopping: How much do you intend to spend? - Point of View

Christmas shopping: How much do you intend to spend?

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By CBC News

Separate surveys by two organizations have come to the conclusion that Canadians will spend about $600 on Christmas gifts this year.

NPD Group, a market research company, came up with the figure of $599 based on a survey of 1,985 Canadians.

Maritz Canada, a customer loyalty firm, concluded Canadians would spend $602 based on a survey of 1,525 adults. Both surveys are accurate within three percentage points 19 times out of 20.

Average spending of $600 represents a six per cent increase over spending on Christmas 2008.

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Have you decided how much you will spend on gifts this year? Take our survey and let us know how you plan to tackle your shopping in the comments section below.

(This is not a scientific survey. It is based on readers' responses).