US holiday gadget buying to hit 17-yr high -CEA

The Consumer Electronics Association predicts that Consumers will spend more this holiday on electronics than they have in each of the past 17 years, with laptops and Apple's iPad topping wish lists. The average consumer will spend $232 on electronics gifts from TVs and MP3 players to cameras this year, up 5 percent from last year. While average holiday gift spending will fall 2 percent to $750 from $764, more of that spending will go toward electronics.