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The Huffington Post featured an interesting tongue-in-cheek article about "The Top Ten Unconventional Indicators of The Recession."

The article refers to a number of methods used to measure how the recession has impacted economic activity across the country: "The Underwear Index"; "The Necktie Index"; "The Lipstick Index"; "The Hot Waitress Index"; "The Movie-Going Index" and more.

Interesting examples are the worse the economy, the hotter the waitresses; As the economy worsens, movie ticket sales increase; and my personal favorite is Alan Greenspan's take on mens underwear sales, namely that if the economy is in bad health, sales of mens underwear drops.

Check it out .... it actually makes sense!

Posted by Stewart Penn - Los Angeles Condo Specialist on 08/06/2009 03:41 PM

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12 Comments on Mens Underwear Sales Drop - The Huffington Post's Top Ten Indicators of the Recession

AUG

Stewart,

Nothing wrong with trying to get some extra mileage out of the old pair. Since "green" is the big thing lately you can also get 4 days out of them if you turn them inside out. Then you're doing your part to conserve water and save energy! :)

Stewart,

I just read an article about the Lipstick index. Very interesting! Lipstick is a low-cost way for women to pamper themselves, guilt-free. You may not care too much about that, but I can attest to the truthfulness of the index! Too bad we have too many very REAL indicators of recession without the funny ones. Thanks for the interesting link!

I had to click on this post because I mis-read the title as "Mens Underwear Drops. My bad.

Interesting indicators for a recession my question is do these men go sans underwear during this time or wear the grungy hole filled ones? Either way I dont want to know whats under guys pants :)

Cheryl - lol :)

See how important an eye-catching Headline is ...!!!

Heather - ....ummmm, you just asked! :)

Stewart,

Thanks for the Laugh

Thanks for the smiles!

These are all really funny indicators to look at, but I do think there is also some truth to them.

While the "economy" appears to be stabilizing. I'm not sure how it will react once the government stops pumping trillions into it. Main St. is still reeling.

Mark - You're spot on there ... there's a huge disconnect between what "the economy appears to be doing" and the average man in the street.

AUG

What measurement will they think of next? For my part, I find it strange that during such "hard times" I still can't find a parking space at the local mall. They must be GIVING AWAY men's underwear!!

AUG

I want a 30-day odor-free pair like the astronaut wore in space recently. That would save a lot of water and detergent -- LOL.

AUG

My indicators are HSN and QVC. When they stop selling $259.90 purses, I'll know we're in deep, deep trouble!

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