{"id":272969,"date":"2019-12-11T15:26:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=272969"},"modified":"2025-03-25T11:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T11:56:01","slug":"press-release-brits-set-to-spend-26-9-billion-on-christmas-gifts-despite-60-cutting-down-on-present-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/media\/press-release-brits-set-to-spend-26-9-billion-on-christmas-gifts-despite-60-cutting-down-on-present-costs","title":{"rendered":"Brits set to spend \u00a326.9 billion on Christmas gifts, despite 60% cutting down on present costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul><li>The average Brit will spend \u00a3512.85 on presents this Christmas<\/li><li>Three in five (60%) plan to cut costs when gifting this year<\/li><li>Setting a price limit on presents is the most common way of reducing spending, with two in five (39%) saying they plan to do this<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>11 December, 2019, LONDON \u2013<\/strong><\/p><p>The UK is planning to spend \u00a326.9 billion on Christmas gifts this year, according to new research from personal finance comparison website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\">finder.com<\/a>.<\/p><p>An average British adult will fork out \u00a3512.85 on gifts over the festive period. However, there will be a wide range of amounts spent \u2013 half (50%) are set to spend \u00a3250 or less.<\/p><p>However, three in five (60%) are planning to reduce spending on presents in a variety of ways. The most popular method is to set a price limit with family and friends, with two in five (39%) intending to do this.<\/p><p>Almost one in seven (15%) of Brits are giving experience gifts like picnics or massages to reduce costs, making this the second most common method. In third place is making gifts, with 13% of Brits saying they will do this to cut costs.<\/p><p>On average, men are planning to spend over \u00a3100 more than women on presents (\u00a3566.02 vs \u00a3463.29). It is likely that women are spending less on average because two-thirds (67%) are planning to cut costs in some way. This is significantly more than the number of men (54%) that intend to reduce their spending on gifts.<\/p><p>Generation X (those born 1965\u20131980) are planning to spend the most on festive gifts, parting with \u00a3636 on average. At the other end of the scale is generation Z (those born after 1996), who intend to spend \u00a3212.16 each.<\/p><p>Gen Z are also planning to be the most savvy with their money this Christmas, with over three-quarters (77%) saying that they plan to cut costs on gifting. Only around a third (30%) of the silent generation (those born 1928\u20131945) are planning to reduce how much they spend on presents.<\/p><p>To see the further breakdowns of the research including interactive visualisations of the data, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/banking\/christmas-shopping-statistics\" https: \/>.<\/p><p>Commenting on the findings, Jon Ostler, CEO (UK) at finder.com said: <em>&#8220;It is interesting to see so many of us are thinking about how we can make our money go further or focus on experiences this Christmas. It can be a great feeling to give, or receive, a present, but it doesn&#8217;t need to break the bank! You will need to think about what your family and friends will value, but why not consider doing something really meaningful like learning to cook a new dish, making something or planning a day out somewhere. These could last longer in the memory than a product.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Methodology<\/strong><br \/>Finder.com commissioned Onepoll on 29 November to 5 December 2019 to carry out a nationally representative survey of adults aged 18+.<br \/>A total of 2,000 people were questioned throughout Great Britain, with representative quotas for gender, age and region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We did some research into how much Brits are spending on gifts this Christmas (2019). 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