Real Christmas Tree Prices 2017
Industry workers say that everyone intent on buying a real tree will find one but that prices are going up, something that has the potential to drive more families towards plastic. In 2017,... Last year, 27.4 million Christmas trees were sold, the association said.
The most popular varieties were Noble and Fraser firs, and consumers reported spending an average of $74.70 for a tree. In 2017, the average price per real tree in the U.S. was $75 and that increased to $78 last year.
Meanwhile, the average price for a one-off fake tree fell from $107 in 2017 to $104 in 2018. The National Christmas Tree Association survey conducted by Nielsen/Harris found that the average price about 2,000 respondents paid for a real tree in 2017 increased to $75, up 30 cents from... American consumers consistently spend more than one billion dollars on Christmas trees every holiday season.
In 2017, 27.4 million real Christmas trees were sold in the United States. The National Christmas Tree Association told ABC that this year saw a spike of up to ten percent. Thats significant on an item this expensive; prices can veer up to $300 for huge, 13-foot Balsam tree.
The median price of real Christmas trees purchased by survey respondents in 2018 was $66.43 and $74.30 in 2017. Buyers of real Christmas trees paid on average $75 for their Christmas trees last year, up from $35 in 2013, according a survey commissioned by the National Christmas Tree Association, and spokesperson Doug Hundley says that wholesalers are reporting prices $80 or higher this season. Christmas tree prices have spiked this year, in part because of a tree shortage that has its roots in the Great Recession.
The National Christmas Tree Association reported a 17% increase in the price of real trees from 2015-2017 that stemmed from eco-conscious buyers looking to shop local.
