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Black Friday NRF Results

Black Friday 2008 statistics collected by BIGresearch for the National Retail Federation (NRF).

• 172 million shoppers visited stores and websites over Black Friday weekend, up from 147 million shoppers last year.
  
• Nearly 25 percent of shoppers were at stores by 5 a.m.
  
• Shoppers spent an average of $372.57; total spending reached $41 billion.
  
• More than half of shoppers bought clothing and accessories.
  
• More than a quarter of shoppers bought toys.
  
• Gift card purchases dropped 10 percent from last year.

For more information, visit www.nrf.com.