Halloween spending is expected to hit $8 billion this year. $6.9 billion was spent in ’11 and the cyclical low of $4.8 billion was in ’09. Spending on pet costumes is way up with $370 million projected to be spent this year, up from just $220 million in ’10! The average pumpkin costs $4.79, but bedsheets are down 6.4% compared to ’11. Apples are still worthless but chocolate bars rock!