People are buying tons of stuff because they have good jobs and saved up income (Reply #3)

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Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jan 14, 2022, 09:54 AM

3. People are buying tons of stuff because they have good jobs and saved up income

not enough articles about low unemployment numbers or high savings rates and pay raises. People bought less stuff in 2020 and more stuff in 2021.

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21 replies	Author	Time	Post
U.S. Retail Sales Slide Sharply as Inflation Weighs on Consumers [View all]	mahatmakanejeeves	Jan 2022	OP
So, if I read this correctly	Sherman A1	Jan 2022	#1
This	Deminpenn	Jan 2022	#4
Not exactly	FBaggins	Jan 2022	#5
A record amount of money was spent in the holiday season,	House of Roberts	Jan 2022	#7
Agreed	Sherman A1	Jan 2022	#8
What you read in article is capitalist nonsense. Another article will tell you, think there were	Alexander Of Assyria	Jan 2022	#9
Sales do not "always drop after the holidays"	onenote	Jan 2022	#15
U.S. Retail Sales Fell 1.9% in December	mahatmakanejeeves	Jan 2022	#2
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Oh wait, normal post Xmas fluctuation range? Ok then...	Alexander Of Assyria	Jan 2022	#10
Like it or not	durablend	Jan 2022	#12
That's retailer crazy math. Real math is sane.	Alexander Of Assyria	Jan 2022	#13
People are buying tons of stuff because they have good jobs and saved up income	IronLionZion	Jan 2022	#3
My gawd . . ..	Lovie777	Jan 2022	#6
Oh, forgot about the hyped up supply chain nonsense. What happened to that? All fixed I guess..	Alexander Of Assyria	Jan 2022	#11
Probably Ships Still Stuck Off The San Diego Port...	GB_RN	Jan 2022	#14
Additional information from the Commerce Dept. Report	onenote	Jan 2022	#16
Thanks. That helps. NT	mahatmakanejeeves	Jan 2022	#19
From the source. Yes, they are seasonally adjusted. No, they aren't inflation adjusted	progree	Jan 2022	#17
It should cool inflation a bit.	roamer65	Jan 2022	#18
Maybe hoarders ran out of room	Marthe48	Jan 2022	#20
I know I am going to delay a new car until at least 2026.	roamer65	Jan 2022	#21

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