53.3: Percent of consumers planning to buy a costume for Halloween 2005

38.11: Average dollar amount spent per costume

28.00: Average costume price in 2004

3.3: Projected spending, in billions, for the holiday

3,778,21: Estimated number of girls dressing up as a princess, the top costume for girls

1,439,321: Estimated number of boys dressing up as Spider-Man, No. 1 costume for boys

Source: The National Retail Foundation’s holiday spending survey