We all know that the U.S. economy is in a state that financial
experts describe, in technical terms, as "totally in the crapper." But
despite that, sales of Halloween costumes and other assorted
paraphernalia are on the upswing this year, according to this story in the L.A. Times. 
Several
stores in the Los Angeles area report that they are doing robust
business, and a few shoppers tell the Times reporter that they plan to
spend even more on their '08 All Hallow's acitivities than they did on
last year's. ("My investment accounts, I'm
watching it go down and down and down ... So this is an
escape," explained Erich Hamner.)
That's in keeping with a
survey by the National Retail Federation, which also projects more
spending this year over last and estimates that the average American
will spend $66.54 on Halloween.
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