Jobs, Babies May Boost Holiday Season Toy Sales: BMO Capital Markets

- Job creation, wage growth could support consumer spending - Higher birth rates may give U.S. infant/pre-school toy sales a bump - Retail toy sales predicted to rise 5 per cent this year - Board games, interactive figures, outdoor toys, and construction sets predicted to be the big movers

(firmenpresse) - NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- (Marketwired) -- 11/24/15 -- U.S. toy sales may get a bump over the holiday shopping season from an improved job market, higher wages and an increase in the national birth rate (the first since 2007), according to BMO Capital Markets ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

"It all boils down to job growth," said Jennifer Lee, Senior Economist, BMO Capital Markets. "We expect the security of a steady paycheck is what could drive consumers during the holidays."

BMO Capital Markets experts forecast the following trends ahead of the U.S. holiday toy shopping season:

Jennifer Lee, Senior Economist

Gerrick Johnson, Toy Analyst

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BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American financial services provider. With more than 2,300 employees operating in 29 locations, including 16 in North America, BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE: BMO)(TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America, with total assets of CDN $672 billion as of July 31, 2015, and more than 47,000 employees.

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