Yeh, me too. I get paid to delve a lot deeper into numbers that in many ways are simpler and more self-explanatory than the retail sales data. The notion that "analysts" can almost instantaniously interpret these figures and unanimously agree on their import is amusing but not persuasive.
Sabri Oncu wrote, >By the way, I am saying these as a scientist, not as some leftist >who wants revenge!... Tom Walker