Half of the citizens intend to spend no more than 5 thousand rubles on gifts for the New Year

As follows from the results of the research,cited by RIA Novosti, sweets have become the most popular New Year's gifts this year.

Male respondents are more likely to buy expensive gifts than women. A quarter of the male respondents are ready to spend up to 10 thousand on gifts, while 26% of the women surveyed want to keep within the amount of 3-5 thousand rubles.

Men mainly intend to buy sweets - 36%, as well as gadgets - 31%, accessories - 28%, alcohol - 26%, gift certificates - 25%, clothes or shoes - 19%. Sweets also became the most popular gifts among Russian women - 58%, they also want to give gift certificates - 36%, sets for creativity - 27%, clothes or shoes and accessories - 26% each.

As a rule, Russian women want to receive a gift for the New Year, gift certificates - 36%, clothes, shoes and accessories - 26%, sweets and travel - 24% each.

Men would like hotels to be presented with gadgets, tools - 30%, alcohol - 19%, clothes or shoes - 18%, accessories - 18%, game console - 17%.

By the way, least of all men-Muscovites would like to receive banal gifts like socks for the New Year. But they would not refuse to go to rest somewhere in a warm country.