Trends & Prospective

Amount Expected to Spend Grew from $226 in 2009 to $242 This Year

Most drink it daily and claim to suffer if they have to go without

Average Spend on Gifts and Other Expenses Dips to $1,137,
Down from $1,218 Last Year

Intention to Renovate Slips to 62% as Home Renovation
Tax Credit Program Ends

Ipsos Study of Canadian Accessory and Jewelry Purchases Shows Women Buy More but Men Spend More

One Quarter (24%) Have Formed Lifelong Friendships at a Dinner Party,
Two in Ten (18%) Have Played Footsie Under the Table,
and One in Ten (13%) Have Even Hooked Up With a Fellow Guest

One in Three (35%) Canadians Believe the Conservative Party is Most in Tune with the Needs and Values of Modern Day Families