Thursday, August 16, 2012

Real E-Commerce Retail Sales per Civilian Employed


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Source Data:
St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart

5 comments:

  1. Hey, at least this economic exponential trend failure is hobbling along like a wounded animal. That's better than most of them.

    On the other hand, I'm trying to remember the last time I spoke to an employed customer service representative when making a purchase online.

    If memory serves, the answer is never. Sigh.

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  2. Who falls into the category non-civilian? Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard? Is that the lot?

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  3. Actually, there might be a silver lining here. Perhaps we've seen peak "malling" in America.

    That said, I'm almost certain the "mauling" of the middle class will continue. The looting apparatus remains in place.

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  4. dearieme,

    Those under the age of 16 are also not part of the civilian labor force and neither are those who are institutionalized (can't be in jail *and* unemployed).

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  5. mab,

    Technology will save the malls unless...

    Mall Wear -> Malware

    D'oh!

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