* Date and study characteristics apply to the 2023 survey. Surveys for previous years have been conducted among equally large samples.
The survey has a margin of error of +/- 1.1 percentage points.
The source did not provide a release date.
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Graduation gifts: U.S. consumers' planned spend 2022, by gender
U.S. consumers were polled about the amount they expected to spend on gifts for high school and college graduates in 2022. On average, men expected to spend about * U.S. dollars and women expected to spend roughly *** U.S. dollars on such presents. This survey also shows the type of gifts respondents intended to give.
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National Retail Federation. (January 5, 2023). Consumers' average expected spend on graduation gifts in the United States as of May 2022, by gender (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1035766/expected-consumer-graduation-gift-spending-us-by-gender/
National Retail Federation. "Consumers' average expected spend on graduation gifts in the United States as of May 2022, by gender (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 5, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1035766/expected-consumer-graduation-gift-spending-us-by-gender/
National Retail Federation. (2023). Consumers' average expected spend on graduation gifts in the United States as of May 2022, by gender (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1035766/expected-consumer-graduation-gift-spending-us-by-gender/
National Retail Federation. "Consumers' Average Expected Spend on Graduation Gifts in The United States as of May 2022, by Gender (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 5 Jan 2023, /statistics/1035766/expected-consumer-graduation-gift-spending-us-by-gender/
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Consumers' average expected spend on graduation gifts in the United States as of May 2022, by gender (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Retail Federation, January 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1035766/expected-consumer-graduation-gift-spending-us-by-gender/