The survey also shows that only 21.7% of Romanians will receive Easter bonuses in cash or as gift vouchers.
A little over 16.2% of Romanians will celebrate Easter with their friends, 15.6% of them will spend the holiday over their friends and relatives’ houses and only 5.4% will go to the mountain, at the seaside or abroad.
According to the survey, the average budget for Easter purchases stands at RON358.43. Thus, 27.2% of respondents earmarked between RON101 and RON300, 21.8% allotted between RON301 and RON500, while 13.7% of them estimate to spend over RON500 this Easter.
Also, around half of respondents (47.4%) said they will spend the International Workers’ Day (also known as May Day) with their families.
The average May Day budget stands at RON179.89 and 38% of respondents said this year’s budget is the same as last year’s. Only 8.5% said they will spend more this year.
The survey was conducted online, on a countrywide representative sample, in urban areas, between April 18 and April 23, 2013. The study polled 1,138 people aged 18 to 70 and has an error margin of ±2.91%. (EUR1=RON4.3366)