Halloween 2013: What Will British Shoppers Be Buying?

What Will Brits Be Buying This Halloween?
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Halloween 2013 is set to be bigger and scarier than ever as British shoppers flock to snap up spooky goodies to celebrate this October.

According to Planet Retail, Brits will spend up to £325 million this Halloween, a major increase from the £285 million spent on Halloween for 2012.

Planet Retail associate analyst Sophie Carroll said: “UK sales in 2013 will increase by around 12%. This rise reflects a more favorable economic climate, as well as an increased Halloween focus on the part of retailers, with competitive in-store prices on associated products and accessories."

Emma Angel, director of Angels Fancy Dress, said: “Every year, Halloween gets bigger, both in terms of the money that people spend, and the effort they go to with costumes."

A survey by creative agency Live and Breathe found that Brits are not all buying the same things in order to celebrate the spooky festival. Here's how Brits are set to treat this Halloween up and down the country.

Halloween: What will Brits be buying?
East Anglia (01 of12)
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In East Anglia, nearly a third (31.10%) will be getting sweets for trick or treaters. Around one in seven (14.02%) will be getting special Halloween food, while a similar amount (13.41%) will get items to decorate the house inside and out. Only one in six (15.24%) will get Halloween clothes and costumes. Just under half (46%) said they don't celebrate Halloween.
Northern Ireland(02 of12)
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The Northern Irish are among Britain's biggest Halloween fans, as just 26.67% say they won't celebrate it.Nearly a third (28.89%) will be getting Halloween clothing, 35.56% plan to get decorations and 29% will go for special food. A whopping 55.56% will get on Halloween sweets.
East Midlands (03 of12)
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People in the East Midlands are just as mad for sweets (at 32.54%), with 14.59% going for Halloween costumes.Nearly one in five (17.46%) want Halloween decorations, while 15% say they'll get in the special food.Just 44% won't be celebrating Halloween.
London (04 of12)
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Londoners are Halloween-nuts, as 19% of them will get costumes and 17% want Halloween decorations.Just 43% of them won't celebrate Halloween, while 16% will still get special Halloween food and 32% will stock up on sweets.
North East (05 of12)
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People in the North East are gearing up too, as 28.89% of them are set to get Halloween clothing. Just 23.33% will get Halloween decorations, 28.89% will go for special food and 37.78% want Halloween sweets. Just over a third (34.4%) say they don't celebrate Halloween.
North West(06 of12)
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How about people in the North West?Over one in five (20.70%) are planning to get Halloween clothing, while 16.30% want Halloween decorations. Nearly one in five (17.62%) want special Halloween food while a massive 45.37% will be getting Halloween sweets.Just 33.48% say they won't be celebrating Halloween.
Scotland (07 of12)
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Clothing and other items to dress up for Halloween20.86%Items to decorate the house inside and out for Halloween16.04%Special food for Halloween22.99%Sweets and other items for trick and treaters for Halloween35.29%Not applicable - I don't celebrate Halloween 38.50%
South East(08 of12)
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Nearly one in five (17.41%) of people in the South East will be getting Halloween clothing. Meanwhile, 15.49% will be getting Halloween decorations, 13.36% will get in special food and 33.20% will snap up sweets. Just under half (45.75%) won't be celebrating.
South West(09 of12)
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Just over one in five people (21.28%) will go for Halloween clothing, while 12.77% will get decorations.Roughly one in seven will get food and a third of people will go for sweets. Halloween won't be celebrated by 43.09% of those in the South East.
Wales (10 of12)
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The Welsh are major Halloween fans, with 28.70% of those surveyed saying they'll be buying clothing to mark the spooktacular.Just over one in five (22.22%) will get decorations, one in four (25%) will buy special food. More than a third (37.96%) will get sweets, while only 32% of them say they won't be celebrating Halloween.
West Midlands (11 of12)
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Around a quarer (24.06%) of people in the West Midlands will go for costumes, under a fifth (18%) will get decorations. A similar amount (22.46%) will get special food in, while 40.11% will buy sweets.Just over a third (38.50%) won't be celebrating.
Yorkshire and the Humber (12 of12)
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Halloween isn't so popular up in Yorkshire, as 17.89% of them will get clothing and a whopping 45% of them won't be celebrating.Just over 15% of them will be getting special food for Halloween, while a similar number will get decorations.Around a third (33.16%) will buy sweets.