This year, Americans will spend about $11 billion on #Halloween—about half the amount spent annually on dental care for children under age 17.
Besides #inflation, costs are also rising as people buy more candy, more pet costumes, and more pumpkins:
https://theconversation.com/why-is-halloween-spending-growing-when-americans-are-supposedly-cutting-back-242101
#economy
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