The countdown is on for shoppers wanting to pick up last-minute Christmas gifts as the national spend continues to mount.
In the 10-day countdown to Christmas Eve shoppers are predicted to blow around $18 billion nationwide, according to the National Retail Association.
That figure is expected to reach $51.4 billion around the country in the period between November 15 to Christmas Eve, according to the Australian Retailers Association.
Overall, the spend is up 2.9 per cent on previous years.
"Black Friday and Cyber Monday both occurred in the lead up to Christmas and they have become a very important aspect of the Christmas trade," ARA executive director Russell Zimmerman told AAP.
"Every retailer I've spoken to in the past couple of days has been very comfortable with the way sales have gone."
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