Interesting, (And Probably Irrelevant), Statistic About Food

Post by **tex** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:44 pm

Hi All,

This is a moot point, but I found it rather interesting that in the third quarter of this year, consumer expenditures for food declined for the first time since 2002, dropping 2.0% from the second quarter levels. This is also the largest month to month decline ever reported, since record keeping for this statistic began in 1947.

Tex

angy · Post by **angy** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:49 pm

It will decline cos us poor gf free peeps wont be buying hehe!!!

Post by **tex** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:31 pm

You may be right. I notice that beer sales were up - maybe a lot of people are spending their food money on beer, instead.

Tex

angy · Post by **angy** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:40 am

ye!! i guess if you get blootered!! (drunk) you wont care about any reactions hehe!!!

kate_ce1995 · Post by **kate_ce1995** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:08 am

My husband works in an factory that produces things like those plastic dohickies that lots of restuarants use to put their beer and wine lists in, and the do lots of other promotional stuff for the liquor industry...and yes, they feel that market does better in a recession. Sad.

Katy

Post by **tex** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:02 am

Katy,

Yep, since I don't drink alcohol, I find that I usually eat more when I'm under more stress, IOW, food is my "escape vice".

Angy,

Thanks for the new word, "blootered". Never heard that one before. It's always nice to increase our vocabulary.

Tex