Unusual Economic Indicators -- Forklifts, underwear and Chocolate [View All]

[steven johnson]

Sometimes you can miss the forest for the trees and sometimes the trees indicate the health of the forest. Here are some unusual economic indicators predicting whether the economy is turning around:

Hemline/Skirt Length Indicator
The Boston Snow Indicator
Super Bowl Indicator
Billboard Top 100 Indicator
Lipstick Indicator/Lipstick Effect
Harvard MBA Indicator
January Effect
Aspirin Count Indicator
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover
Pallet/Cardboard Box Indicator
The Big Mac Index

http://www.cnbc.com/id/29257460

Cocoa commodity prices

http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2008/20081125172041.aspx

Diamond prices
Champagne sales

http://blogs.dailypennsylvanian.com/thebottomline/2009/03/30/secret-economic-indicators/comment-page-1/

Men's underwear sales

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=7305537&page=1

Forklift sales

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/forklifts-point-to-recovery-unusual-economic-indicators-are-proving-popular-as-official-figures-falter-1467030.html