Metro-region shoppers are planning to spend $918 per household this holiday season, the highest amount since the St. Thomas Holiday Sentiment Survey began 15 years ago. The average is up $68 or 8 percent over last year. It is predicted that that Minneapolis-St. Paul residents will spend a cumulative $1.24 billion this holiday season.

1. Minneapolis–St. Paul
Twin Cities residents plan to spend an average
of $918 per household this holiday season
Chart of the week: December 5, 2016
• Metro-region shoppers are planning to spend $918 per household this holiday season, the highest
amount since the St. Thomas Holiday Sentiment Survey began 15 years ago. The average is up $68 or 8
percent over last year. It is predicted that that Minneapolis-St. Paul residents will spend a cumulative
$1.24 billion this holiday season.
Sources: JLL Research, University of St. Thomas
WHERE ARE MSP RESIDENTS SHOPPING?
Most popular shopping centers for holiday gifts
Shopping
malls/downtowns,
40%
Non-mall
stores,
17%
Internet,
39%
Catalog/TV/phone,
5%
Planned spending by retail
channel
8 Albertville Outlet Center
9 Arbor Lakes Area
7 Maplewood
2 Rosedale
10 Downtown Minneapolis4
Ridgedale
1 Mall of America
6 Burnsville
3 Southdale
5 Galleria