Mirroring a trend seen in 2009, Georgia credit union memberssaid they plan to spend about the same as last year during theholiday season.

While about half of nearly 6,000 credit union members surveyedstatewide said they plan to spend about the same as last year,44.3% indicated that they plan to spend less on the holiday seasonthan in 2009, according to a new poll from the Georgia Credit UnionAffiliates.

Most shoppers still plan to spend modest amounts on gifts with43.9% of respondents expecting to spend between $100 and $500 while28.7% are planning to spend between $500 and $1,000. A little over16% said they plan to spend less than $100 in total on gifts thisyear while 11% plan to spend more than $1,000.