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US holiday spending to suffer worst plunge since pandemic over tariff fears, inflation

US holiday spending to suffer worst plunge since pandemic over tariff fears, inflation

Shoppers plan to spend about $1,552 each on average – down 5.3% from 2024, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of 4,000 US consumers.

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