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    America’s Research Group conducts a national study of 1,000 consumers in the general population every other month to determine shopping trends in 26 retail shopping categories. This information is displayed by month, percentage of population shopped and per capita spending in each category. The data dates back to May 2000.

    DatePercentage Shopped & Per Capita Spent
    May-00 86.90%--$97.40
    Jul-00 84.40%--$78.90
    Sep-00 84.20%--$89.41
    Nov-00 84.30%--$72.98
    Mar-01 79.40%--$165.82
    Mar-01 79.40%--$79.08
    May-01 84.70%--$107.24
    Jul-01 87.00%--$113.13
    Sept-01 80.50%--$94.51
    Nov-01 83.20%--$93.29
    Jan-02 90.30%--$188.99
    Mar-02 82.40%--$93.33
    May 02 80.5%--$98.02
    July 02 86.0%--$104.61
    Sept. 02 80.5%--$99.35
    Nov. 02 81.6%--$104.61
    Jan. 03 89.5%--$179.31
    Mar. 03 86.9%--$124.46
    May 03 84.7%--$129.73
    July 03 81.8%--$106.67
    Sept. 03 88.2%--$132.57
    Nov. 03 86.3%--$125.72
    Jan. 04 91.7%--$211.44
    March 04 84.5%--$117.13
    May 04 86.9%--$120.56
    July 04 89.3%--$124.00