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$890

$890 -- average household back to school spend for US families (2023)

2023  · National Retail Federation (NRF)

According to the National Retail Federation, US families spent an average of $890 per household on back-to-school items in 2023.

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2023
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US families
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National Retail Federation (NRF) Primary Tier B
https://vouchermatic.app/back-to-school-marketing-ideas/ ↗
Confidence: 28/100 Vintage: 2023 Channel: Deep Crawl
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Back To School Marketing - A Playbook for Savvy Marketers
The back-to-school season is one of the biggest annual retail moments, second only to the holiday season. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), back-to-school spending reached $41.5 billion in 2023, with families spending an average of $890 per household. It’s a golden window for retail…
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NRF back-to-school spending survey, as cited by Vouchermatic

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US families: $890 average household back to school spend. Source: National Retail Federation (NRF) (2023). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/back-to-school-household-spend-2023
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