Jewelry sales in 2008 adjusted to the customers shopping season.

We spent months hearing grim news all weekend, but as buyers of diamonds and accessories to meet?

Accessories specialty holiday survey, consumers have expressed concerns in the planning and spending for the holiday care. The good news is decoration, gold jewelry, only remain in the list of shops and even the reality of spending more this year.

But surely no bad news: Many names in the season with confidence is at the heart of darkness general.

Gasoline and food price crisis housing and unemployment increased by the Bureau of Labor Statistics figures reported in the unemployment rate stood at 5.7 percent in July to 4.7 percent in the previous year.

So no wonder that 68 percent of participants in the study of the responses of consumers who buy jewelry feel worse about the economy for years and only 3 percent in May to show them that good.

1 and no question of the factors influencing the decision, the opportunity to buy diamonds and fine accessories for the coming season the largest share, 40 percent indicated that they may be used for decoration unnecessary.

The key to this - as shown in the basic consumer survey related to the National Retail Federation (NRF) is the expectation of Christmas.

Kathy Granna, NRF is the manager of media relations that consumers cautious in spending this year to focus on the needs of operations that are likely are likely to Christmas.

"Most consumers have little." The spending this season, "said Granna.

This study includes several interviews Tracy Arntson, students living in Muskegon, Michigan, to 22 years of silver and diamonds and other costs and financial obligations to pay the costs of education have priority. North ornament industry. Bad economic news in recent years has done little to remove the bag and ropes. "I feel good about the season, then the economy is" Arntson said. Christmas hope and change.

But retailers in the heart: a response stating that they are leaders, large independent chains of accessories are available in two days to buy holiday gifts for your loved ones.

Indeed, when asked about the factors that influence purchasing decisions, the second highest percentage of respondents, 20 percent said the holidays and special events that are required to buy accessories from October and December.

Helena Krodel associate director of media jewelry Information Center (ICJ) has stressed the new government's promise to consumers shopping spirit.

"If you have hope and change in these countries to ensure that the impact of people shopping," he said. Krodel said retailers need to stock for the holiday buying and courage.
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by Mike Ulu