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Men's Skivvy Sales Spell More Trouble

Stimulus package or not, underwear metric indicates downturn

By Clay Dillow, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 9, 2009 9:41 AM CDT

(Newser) – More bad news, this time from the men’s underwear department. One of former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan’s favorite metrics for predicting changes in consumer spending was the sales of men’s skivvies, the Huffington Post reports. It seems that sales are projected to... Read full story »

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Men's Skivvy Sales Spell More Trouble

Stimulus package or not, underwear metric indicates downturn

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