Top Halloween Costumes 2016

It's October and by now should be planning your Halloween costume, especially if you want to impress your friends or if you will have matching get-up with a friend or partner.

National Retail Federation released their annual 2016 Halloween Consumer Top Costumes Survey. The study was done by Prosper Insights & Analytics. They found out that people will be spending about $3.1 billion on costumes by the 67% who will celebrate Halloween who are planning to purchase costumes this year.

More than 171 million people are expected to celebrate Halloween parties that will be spending an average of $82.93 which is up by $8.59 last year was $74.34.

The survey was conducted on September 6 to 13, 2016 and 6,791 participated with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2% points.

Here's the Top Halloween Costumes for 2016 (by age group)

Children

1.     Action/Superhero
2.     Princess
3.     Animal (cat, dog, lion, monkey, etc.)
4.     Batman Character
5.     Star Wars Character
6.     Tie: Witch & DC Superhero (excluding Batman)
7.     Frozen Character (Anna, Elsa, Olaf)
8.     Marvel Superhero (excluding Spiderman)
9.     Zombie
10.     Spiderman

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Adults 18-34

1.     Batman Character (Batman, Harley Quinn, The Joker, etc.)
2.     Witch
3.     Animal (cat, dog, bunny, etc.)
4.     Tie: Marvel Superhero (Deadpool, Spiderman, etc.) & DC Superhero (Wonder Woman, Superman, excluding Batman)
5.     Vampire
6.     Video Game Character
7.     Slasher Movie Villain (Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers, etc.)
8.     Pirate
9.     Star Wars Character
10.     Zombie

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Donald Trump Celebrity Latex Mask Ideal for Parties Halloween $32.99


Adults 35 & Up

1.     Witch
2.     Pirate
3.     Political (Trump, Clinton, etc.)
4.     Vampire
5.     Batman Character (Batman, Catwoman, etc.)
6.     Animal (cat, dog, bunny, etc.)
7.     Tie: DC Superhero (Superman, Wonder Woman, excluding Batman) & Star Wars Character
8.     Tie: Ghost & Zombie
9.     Scary Costume/Mask
10.     Marvel Superhero (Iron Man, Hulk, Spiderman, etc.)

Pets

1.     Pumpkin
2.     Hot Dog
3.     Bumble Bee
4.     Tie: Lion & Star Wars Character
5.     Devil
6.     Batman Character
7.     Witch
8.     Superman
9.     Action/Superhero
10.     Cat