Top Halloween Pet Costumes Include Pumpkin, Devil

Wednesday October 10, 2012 2:45 PM
UPDATED: Wednesday October 10, 2012 2:49 PM
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People across the U.S. will spend around $8 billion on decorations, candy and costumes for Halloween.

It's the second most shopped holiday of the year.

One of the growing spending areas is pet costumes which accounted for $370 million in spending this year. That's up $40 million from last year.

The top pet costumes according to the National Retail Federation Survey are:

1. Pumpkin
2. Devil
3. Cat Costume (for dogs)
4. Hotdog
5. Bumble Bee

Ghosts, super heroes and witches were also found to be popular.

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