India, Oct. 22 -- Consumers plan to spend less overall on gifts, holiday items, and non-gift purchases for themselves this holiday season, according to an annual survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

The survey also found that one in five, or 19 percent of holiday shoppers who typically travel for the holidays, prefer to remain at home this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

More than half, or 53 percent of those who changed their holiday travel plans, said they might spend more on holiday items this year as they don't spend on travel.

The survey, which asked 7,660 consumers about winter holiday shopping plans, was done from October 1 to 9. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 percentage...