Halloween Spending Will Hit an All-Time High This Year

American trick-or-treaters will spend $8.4 billion on candy and costumes this Halloween, the National Retail Federation's annual survey predicts.

That's the highest in the survey's history, up nearly 22% from last year's $6.9 billion. 171 million American Consumers are expected spend an average of $82.93 on this year's festivities, according to the survey, accounting for a total of $3.1 billion on costumes, $2.5 billion on candy, $2.4 billion on decorations and $390 million on greeting cards.