Black Friday Shopping : By the Numbers

NEW YORK (AP) _ Thanksgiving weekend shoppers picked up hot toys, TVs and new Apple products, buying both online and in stores, but spent less per person because of rampant discounting that they’ve come to demand.

All the receipts aren’t in yet but a National Retail Federation survey says it appears customers spent an average of $289.19 over the four-day weekend, down nearly 3.5 percent from a year ago.