Despite Economic Woes, Halloween Spending Expected to Rise

* 18- to 24-year-olds plan to spend $86.59 on the holiday, the most of any age group surveyed; and

* 73.7 percent of respondents said handing out candy is how they’ll celebrate the holiday, followed by decorating (50.3 percent), carving a pumpkin (44.6 percent), dressing in a costume (35.3 percent), taking children trick-or-treating (33.6 percent), and throwing or attending a party (31.1 percent).