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flag U.S. holiday shopping in 2025 rose 3.9% with strong digital sales and discounts, boosting Q3 GDP growth to 4.3%.

flag U.S. holiday shopping in 2025 saw a 3.9% increase in spending compared to 2024, driven by strong digital sales and deep discounts, with Black Friday reaching $11.8 billion and Cyber Monday hitting $14.25 billion. flag Consumers favored low-cost and off-price retailers, which saw traffic up 11.7% and 6.6%, respectively, while luxury and department stores saw only modest gains. flag Despite declining consumer sentiment and rising use of buy-now-pay-later options, robust spending helped fuel a 4.3% annualized economic growth rate in the third quarter—the fastest in two years.

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