SPUTNIK NEWS - Mar 21 - According to a recent report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), average spending per date in the UK was £129 in 2016, almost twice that of France, Italy or Germany. Meanwhile, the overall spending on dates for the past year has increased to £5.89B in the UK compared to £3.6B (and £103 per date) in 2013, and £4B in 2014.