Consumers Plan to Shop Later Buy Less Electronics Holiday '07

Data from NPD Group's online consumer panel suggests electronics will be purchased by only 38 percent of shoppers in 2007 compared to 51 percent last year. Clothing topped the list with toys and books coming in third and fourth behind electronics.

Consumer Spending Intentions
Category	Plan to Purchase '07	Purchased '06
Clothing	54%	59%
Electronics	38%	51%
Toys	37%	39%
Books	33%	32%
Music	26%	26%
Fragrances	22%	23%
(Percentage of survey respondents)

Source: The NPD Holiday Survey of Consumer Purchase Intentions was fielded September 10 to September 17, 2007.