Valentine's Shoppers to Spend More

The average person in the U.S. will spend $126.03 on Valentine's Day, up 8.5 percent over last year’s $116.21, according to NRF’s 2012 Valentine’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions survey conducted by BIGinsight. Total spending is expected to reach $17.6 billion, the highest in the survey’s 10-year history.