More than 1,200 : We will spend $ 7.4 billion this Halloween , according to the National Wildlife Federation . 42.1 million children will go trick - or - treating , according to the U.S. Census Bureau . ` ` It 's the Great Depression , Charlie , '' premiered 48 years ago .
We will spend $ 7.4 billion this Halloween , according to the National Wildlife Federation . 42.1 million children will go trick - or - treating , according to the U.S. Census Bureau . ` ` It 's the Great Depression , Charlie , '' premiered 48 years ago .