$960 billion is expected to be spent between november and december. and sales are up between 6% to 8% from last year. now, inflation is the big elephant in the room. and people are having to be creative in the ways they shop. listen to this. one of the problems is inflation, prices high, so, we have to make some adjustment, what we re going to buy this year. so, yes, it is little bit downsizing, in terms of buying gifts, not like last year, so, yes, inflation is affecting us. ryan fatell is a senior fellow at claremont university, he joins me now from los angeles. thanks so much for being here with us. so, many of us that are interested in the economy and watching black friday and cyber monday sales, hoping to glean something that might give us a