The Online Spending Index conducted by Javelin Strategy and Research in the last quarter of 2008 found that:
- Consumer spending is expected to remain steady at an average of $100-$250 in the quarter,
- 31 percent of consumers would purchase more online if they could better control their finances and pay with cash,
- 45 percent of consumers have used their credit card less often over the last 90 days,
- 48 percent of consumers are delaying purchases due to uncertainty in the economy,
- 55 percent of respondents indicated that their available credit is lower than it was last year,
- 34 percent are closer to their credit limit than a year ago,
- 46 percent prefer to avoid in-store shopping on Black Friday in favor of shopping online, and
- 13 percent reported that they plan to do most of their shopping on ‘Cyber Monday’, the unofficial start of the online holiday shopping season.
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