Tuesday
June 9, 2020

• Half of respondents plan to or are considering buying items for summer that they didn’t purchase in previous years.
• Twice as many men as women plan to buy electronics in the next month.
• Almost half of respondents say they plan to buy apparel and accessories in the next month.

Half of respondents plan to or are considering purchasing new items this summer.

Twenty-nine percent of people said they’re definitely buying something for this summer that they hadn’t bought for previous summers. Nineteen percent said they’re unsure as to whether they’ll buy something different this summer. Fifty-two percent of people said they’re not planning to buy anything for summer that they don’t usually buy.

Twice as many men as women plan to buy electronics in the next month.

Fifty-one percent of men said they were planning on buying electronics in the next month. This was the second-highest category men planned to buy from, behind food and beverage. Only 25 percent of women said they were planning to buy electronics in the next month.

Almost half of respondents say they’re buying new apparel and accessories in the upcoming month.

Specifically, 47 percent of people said they’re planning to buy apparel and accessories in the next month. This was the second most popular category that people plan to buy from overall, behind only food and beverage purchases.