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What Champagne, RVs, and Underwear Can Predict About the Next Recession

The quirkiest indicators economists are watching — and what they reveal about the state of the U.S. economy

Jennifer Alsever
Published in
6 min readSep 26, 2019

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IIt’s the nagging question on every businessperson’s mind: Is a recession on the way? Economists have been busy reading the usual tea leaves — eyeing the yield curve

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