Halloween

Get out the pumpkins and the ghosts, stock up the candy bowl, and find a costume, it's almost Halloween.

With a record 170 million people planning to celebrate Halloween this year, the holiday continues to be embraced by many as a time to let loose and have a good time. That also means for retailers, there is some money to be made. 

he results of a survey conducted by BIGinsight on behalf of the retail industry's trade group, the National Retail Federation. A pick-up in spending would also bode well for the sluggish U.S. economy.

According to the survey, seven in 10 Americans - some 71.5 percent - will celebrate this year, up from 68.6 percent last year, and the most in the survey's ten-year history.

The average person will fork out about $79.82 on decorations, costumes, and candy, up from $72.31 last year.