The question was phrased by the source in the following way: 'How much do you expect to spend on each of the following for the 2025-2026 back-to-school season? Please give your best estimate in dollars for each category.'
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Back-to-school budget in the United States in 2025, by category
In 2025, around 42 percent of back-to-school shoppers in the United States said that they were planning to spend less than 50 U.S. on technology. About 30 percent stated that when it came to clothing and shoes they budget was 251 to 500 U.S. dollars.
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PwC. (June 22, 2025). Back-to-school budget in the United States in 2025, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1621651/back-to-school-budget-category-us/
PwC. "Back-to-school budget in the United States in 2025, by category." Chart. June 22, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1621651/back-to-school-budget-category-us/
PwC. (2025). Back-to-school budget in the United States in 2025, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1621651/back-to-school-budget-category-us/
PwC. "Back-to-school Budget in The United States in 2025, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1621651/back-to-school-budget-category-us/
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Back-to-school budget in the United States in 2025, by category [Graph], PwC, June 22, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1621651/back-to-school-budget-category-us/
