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Halloween Spending to Reach $6.86 Billion This Year

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    FBN's Jeff Flock breaks down the business of Halloween.

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31 Halloween and there is nothing scary about Halloween spending National Retail Federation says spending is actually up.

This year and it's not relate it to cost in the fourth.

Our Jeff -- -- -- -- Chicago Halloween superstore with more than 1 1000000 I am so there's the demand there Jasper one million Halloween related.

-- You know this is an amazing place here as we look at to perhaps Minnie Mouse over there IE you've never been in a place like this I'm guessing warrior -- half half.

But that demand is tremendous they have opened this 24 look at a -- They've been open 24 hours a day until today for the past -- week and a half or so this is packed with every possible when you could one.

Chicago fantasy costumes.

And you know this is actually -- -- because it's actually Halloween and most people -- -- Look -- that I don't know who that guy -- -- -- -- -- -- I'm a little put off by that.

Masks -- big.

Yeah horror is big this year a lot of zombies.

Jesus Christ well actually literally -- of that ha.

You can -- -- you're gonna get here let's put the numbers up though because I want you to get some perspective on this more people despite.

Difficult economic times more people are spending on costumes.

But more people spending on overall on Halloween.

This is the kind of -- holiday that just you know will not die on all aren't even in the midst of of difficult times look at the whigs they have -- all sorts of wigs that you can dress up Spinner around there.

The -- previously although all of the -- and then back in here.

If you come over here perhaps you see rental costumes and the thing about this place is it doesn't just stop at Halloween.

They ran you know all sorts of characters all year long and -- kick it back into Christmas mode so.

The economy may be difficult but it seems that there's a healthy.

Bit of escapism that folks are still willing to engage in and pay for.

Jeff I can guarantee you Halloween sales are up in the northeast -- the hard whether the blizzard we have a -- I hung out and I would simply didn't.

For a couple hours -- little -- in India.

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