Back-to-school spending in the U.S. 2006-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 5, 2024

This statistic depicts total back-to-school spending in the United States from 2006 to 2024. In 2024, total planned back-to-school expenditure in the United States amounted to about 38.8 billion U.S. dollars.

Total planned back-to-school expenditure in the United States from 2006 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Release date

July 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2006 to 2024

Number of respondents

7,533*

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The data is based on annual consumer surveys.

*Date and study characteristics apply to the 2024 survey. Data for previous years have been conducted among equally large samples.

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