| Australia | Mexico |
| Austria | Netherlands |
| Belgium | New Zealand |
| Canada | Poland |
| China | Portugal |
| France | Spain |
| Germany | Sweden |
| Italy | United Kingdon |
| Japan | United States |
Empire Interactive Vice President, Sales Karim Farghaly considers NPD information a crucial part of his company’s R&D efforts. “NPD provides very powerful tools that allow us to drill into specific categories within our industry and easily retrieve the information we need. That enables us to make quick decisions and react rapidly,” he said.
NPD's industry experts predict impulse shopping, “green” beauty, Internet-friendly toys, and the video games "console battle" will be among the big stories this holiday season.
When it comes to firming up holiday meal plans for the upcoming season, most consumers had specific Christmas/Hanukkah plans in place early, while their New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day plans were still up in the air, according to NPD’s annual Holiday Survey.