Inflation causes cut in Halloween candy spending

(CNN) – Trick-or-treaters may experience an extra scare this Halloween.

A new survey is suggesting they may get less candy this year due to inflation.

Researchers at the sales and marketing group Advantage Solutions surveyed over 1,000 adults.

Forty percent said that inflation will impact their plans to buy candy.

And among that group, half said they plan on spending the same amount as last year but will be buying less of the sweet treats.

Around 30% said they will be spending less and buying less.

It isn’t just inflation that is driving up prices for consumers – producers say a tight sugar supply will be driving up the cost of candy as well as into the production of the goods.