there are new numbers that show most americans were in a spending mood this holiday shopping season. an analysis by mastercard showing that spending exceeded 7.9% over last year. mastercard says cheaper gas prices now at around $2.00 a gallon nationally helped fuel holiday spending. shoppers say 72 cents of every dollar saved on fuel was used on gifts. we re joined by a retail analyst at h-squared research. this is really interesting. we knew that e-commerce numbers would go up. that s sort of been the trend. but furniture? right. we saw the numbers that people were feeling more confident now,