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$370 million expected to be spent on pet Halloween costumes

Posted at 7:14 AM, Oct 10, 2012
and last updated 2012-10-10 07:14:13-04

As Halloween approaches, many people are buying their costumes.

But this year, Halloween is going to the dogs.

Americans will spend $370 million on costumes for their pets. That’s up 19-percent from last year. 

According to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation, pumpkins will be the most popular pet costumes. 

“Devil” will be the second-most popular pet costume. Also among the most popular costumes are dogs dressed up as cats and – cats dressed up as dogs.