{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Halloween Spending Will Hit an All-Time High This Year","description":"American trick-or-treaters will spend $8.4 billion on candy and costumes this Halloween, the National Retail Federation's annual survey predicts.\n\nThat'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.","author_name":"TIME's Top Stories","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/3380207-time-s-top-stories","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/24664154/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}