Tongue in cheek or folk indicators that claim to read the mood of the economy from everyday behavior, such as hemlines and underwear sales. An indicator belongs here when its cited article describes an informal or unofficial indicator of this kind. The group brings together the entries filed under the heading Informal and Humorous Sentiment Indicators, so a reader can compare them and move from one to another within the same part of the economic field.
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Wikipedia: Hemline index
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The hemline index is a theory that suggests that skirt length (hemlines) rise or fall along with stock prices.
Wikipedia: Men's underwear index
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The men's underwear index (MUI) is an economic index that can supposedly detect the beginnings of a recovery during an economic slump.
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