Our Present Economy

THE GOOD SHEET • N°011 · November 20 - 26, 2008 · WWW.GOOD.IS/ CATEGORIES: BUSINESS & MONEY BUYING LIVING OUR PRESENT ECONOMY What do Americans consume over holidays? (most recent dates alae) ***** / The winter holidays: a time to join with family and friends, give thanks, celebrate, and get out the plastic and cash. We are a nation of consumers and we consume the most in November and December-in those two months, the retail profits come rolling by cards, presents, and food, the holidays form their own annual economic boom. --100c01- Fueled $9.3 billion 2007 HOLIDAY RETAIL SALES in jewelry-store sales during November and December, 2007 $474.5 BILLION 54.3 bilion in sales for atypical twomonth nonholiday period in 2007 $5.8 billion $19.8 billion $700 million 67 million -2006 -2005 in stores on hobbies, toys, and games during November and Decermber, 2007 in computer and video game, console, and accessory sales during November and December, 2007 in candle sales during the 2007 holiday season turkeys are eaten at Thanksgiving and Christmas • -0- -Q- * 本 本年 ギ -Q- キ 4 キ -- 本 本年 "0- C 4-0- a)-g- * -- _ キ -- は 自 ままー 0- *-0-_ -0-AU-0 * キーロー ) That's 350 milion pounds of wax The turkevindustry produced an estimated 2608 milion turkeys in 2007 $23ilion in sales for a typical tomonth nen-heiday period in 2007 - 2003 IN 2007, THE AVERAGE 1999 -0- _ -0- -0- ---(4e) CONSUMER PLANNED TO SPEND 2002 2000 00 AA CLADS HORE THAN $800 ON HOLIDAY- **A () -0- 44H-0- EXP 12/08 RELATED SHOPPING AND MORE (par avion) THAN $100 ON THEMSELVES 30 to 35 million 20 billion $26.3 billion 275 million 131 million THE TYPICAL AMERICAN PLANNED TO SPEND: cards, letters, and packages are delivered by the U.S. Postal Service between Thanksgiving and Christmas in gift cards were purchased during the 2007 holiday season (estimatedi first-class cards and letters were mailed on December 17, 2007, the busiest mailing day of the year real Christmas trees pounds of eggnog were sold during the 2006 holiday season are sold in the U.S. every year 3469.14 ON FAMILY MEMBERS 192 bilion pieces of mail are dellvered by the U.S. Pastal Sarvice during the rest of the year $94.69 ON CANDY AND FOOD $3758 Thanksgiving Christmas $98.13 ON FRIENDS $49.76 ON DECORATIONS DECEMBER JANUARY $37.45 ON ACQUAINTANCES (E.6.. TEACHERS. BABYSITTERS. CLERGY> SHOPPING WINDCJW $32.21 ON GREETING CARDS +++++X+ CYBER IVIØNDAY DEBT & POSTAGE BLACK FRIDAY $22.79 ON CO-NORKERS 11/28/08 12:00AM A TERM COINED BY SHOP.ORG- THE BUSIEST SHOPPING PERIOD OF ONL INE HOLIDAY SALES THE NATIONAL RETAIL THE YEAR TENDS TO FALL BETWEEN IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF $20.53 ON FLOWERS (NOVEMBER 1-DECEMBER 27) DECEMBER 17 AND DECEMBER 23. FEDERATION'S DIGITAL 2007, CONSUMERS ACCUMULATED AN EHEA ARIHSBMAEDLNAREINONENANES ESTIMATED $12.8 BILLION IN NEM DIVISION-FOR THE MONDAY 2007 $28 BILLION THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THANKS- IN 2006. RETAILERS ADDED 596.000 DEBT, ACCORDING TO CARDTRAK, FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING. 2006 $24.2 BILLION GIVING IS CALLED BLACK FRIDAY BECAUSE HISTORICALLY EMPLOYEES TO HANDLE THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING PERIOD. AN ORGANIZATION THAT TRACKS WHEN AMERICANS START CREDIT CARD USE. THAT IS 16% IT IS THE DAY RETAILERS MAK ING GIFT PURCHASES ONL INE SALESs OF THE TOTAL DEBT ACCUMULATED BEGIN TO TURN A PROFIT FOR ONL INE, ESPECIALLY FROM (JANUARY-OCTOBER> IN 2007. ABOUT 14% OF SHOPPERS THAT YEAR. O Annual Retail Sales I Holiday Retail Sales THE YEAR. THE PHRASE HAS ITS ARRIVED AT A RETAIL STORE BY 4 A.M. THE WORKPLACE. ACCORDING (al numbers ininfation adjusted 2007 dolars) 2007 $93.6 BILLION THAT SAME YEAR. 48% OF SHOPPERS ORIGINS INA BUSY 1975 SHOP- PING SEASON THAT TOOK PLACE TO INTERNET INFORMATION 2006 $79.7 BILLION STARTED MAKING HOLIDAY PURCHASES -%$2 trillion PROVIDER COMSCORE. CYBER BEFORE HALLOWEEN. DESPITE AN ECONOMIC DOWN- ACCORDING TO A 2007 SURVEY, MONDAY. 2006. SAW $608 TURN, CAUSING BUSINESSES' (ALL NUMBERS IN INFLATION- ONE THIRD OF CONSUMERS WERE MILLION IN ONLINE RETRAIL BALANCE SHEETS TO G0 OUT OF STILL PAYING OFF DEBT FROM THE 2006 HOLIDAY SEASON. ADJUSTED 2007 DOLLARS) SPENDING. UHICH WAS THE THE RED AND INTO THE BLACK. THANKS FOR SHOPPING HEAVIEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY ON RECORD AT THE TIME. 2006 2007 $469.28 $474.58 1997 1998 1999 2000 $428.48 $4248 2001 2002 2003 2004 $436.38 $450 48 2005 THANK YOU $388.78 $4058 $426.38 $4258 $4638 GOOD SHEET SPECIAL THANKS Alyssa Danigelis, Kirstin Butler, Danielle Flug, Josie Swindler, Chris Carroll, Jacqui Gal, Julie Munjack, ©000 Copyright © 2008 GOOD Worldwide, Inc. This exploration of the economy is a collaboration between GOOD and KISS ME I'M POLISH. SOURCES ABC; Card Trak; ComScore: The Federal Reserve; National Candle Association; National Turkey Federation; National Retail Federation; The New York Times; NPD Group: U.S. Census; U.S. Postal Service: University of Ilinois; University of Wisoonsin-Madison. Gcco WATCH videos on the economy at GOOD www.good.is/ Kate Norris, Gina Pace, Pola Sell, Jakab Saidman, Billie Swift Some rights reserved., GOOD is a U.S. registered trademark and trademark of GOOD Worldwide, Inc. THE GOOD SHEET • N°011 · November 20 - 26, 2008 · WWW.GOOD.IS/ CATEGORIES: BUSINESS & MONEY BUYING LIVING OUR PRESENT ECONOMY What do Americans consume over holidays? (most recent dates alae) ***** / The winter holidays: a time to join with family and friends, give thanks, celebrate, and get out the plastic and cash. We are a nation of consumers and we consume the most in November and December-in those two months, the retail profits come rolling by cards, presents, and food, the holidays form their own annual economic boom. --100c01- Fueled $9.3 billion 2007 HOLIDAY RETAIL SALES in jewelry-store sales during November and December, 2007 $474.5 BILLION 54.3 bilion in sales for atypical twomonth nonholiday period in 2007 $5.8 billion $19.8 billion $700 million 67 million -2006 -2005 in stores on hobbies, toys, and games during November and Decermber, 2007 in computer and video game, console, and accessory sales during November and December, 2007 in candle sales during the 2007 holiday season turkeys are eaten at Thanksgiving and Christmas • -0- -Q- * 本 本年 ギ -Q- キ 4 キ -- 本 本年 "0- C 4-0- a)-g- * -- _ キ -- は 自 ままー 0- *-0-_ -0-AU-0 * キーロー ) That's 350 milion pounds of wax The turkevindustry produced an estimated 2608 milion turkeys in 2007 $23ilion in sales for a typical tomonth nen-heiday period in 2007 - 2003 IN 2007, THE AVERAGE 1999 -0- _ -0- -0- ---(4e) CONSUMER PLANNED TO SPEND 2002 2000 00 AA CLADS HORE THAN $800 ON HOLIDAY- **A () -0- 44H-0- EXP 12/08 RELATED SHOPPING AND MORE (par avion) THAN $100 ON THEMSELVES 30 to 35 million 20 billion $26.3 billion 275 million 131 million THE TYPICAL AMERICAN PLANNED TO SPEND: cards, letters, and packages are delivered by the U.S. Postal Service between Thanksgiving and Christmas in gift cards were purchased during the 2007 holiday season (estimatedi first-class cards and letters were mailed on December 17, 2007, the busiest mailing day of the year real Christmas trees pounds of eggnog were sold during the 2006 holiday season are sold in the U.S. every year 3469.14 ON FAMILY MEMBERS 192 bilion pieces of mail are dellvered by the U.S. Pastal Sarvice during the rest of the year $94.69 ON CANDY AND FOOD $3758 Thanksgiving Christmas $98.13 ON FRIENDS $49.76 ON DECORATIONS DECEMBER JANUARY $37.45 ON ACQUAINTANCES (E.6.. TEACHERS. BABYSITTERS. CLERGY> SHOPPING WINDCJW $32.21 ON GREETING CARDS +++++X+ CYBER IVIØNDAY DEBT & POSTAGE BLACK FRIDAY $22.79 ON CO-NORKERS 11/28/08 12:00AM A TERM COINED BY SHOP.ORG- THE BUSIEST SHOPPING PERIOD OF ONL INE HOLIDAY SALES THE NATIONAL RETAIL THE YEAR TENDS TO FALL BETWEEN IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF $20.53 ON FLOWERS (NOVEMBER 1-DECEMBER 27) DECEMBER 17 AND DECEMBER 23. FEDERATION'S DIGITAL 2007, CONSUMERS ACCUMULATED AN EHEA ARIHSBMAEDLNAREINONENANES ESTIMATED $12.8 BILLION IN NEM DIVISION-FOR THE MONDAY 2007 $28 BILLION THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THANKS- IN 2006. RETAILERS ADDED 596.000 DEBT, ACCORDING TO CARDTRAK, FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING. 2006 $24.2 BILLION GIVING IS CALLED BLACK FRIDAY BECAUSE HISTORICALLY EMPLOYEES TO HANDLE THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING PERIOD. AN ORGANIZATION THAT TRACKS WHEN AMERICANS START CREDIT CARD USE. THAT IS 16% IT IS THE DAY RETAILERS MAK ING GIFT PURCHASES ONL INE SALESs OF THE TOTAL DEBT ACCUMULATED BEGIN TO TURN A PROFIT FOR ONL INE, ESPECIALLY FROM (JANUARY-OCTOBER> IN 2007. ABOUT 14% OF SHOPPERS THAT YEAR. O Annual Retail Sales I Holiday Retail Sales THE YEAR. THE PHRASE HAS ITS ARRIVED AT A RETAIL STORE BY 4 A.M. THE WORKPLACE. ACCORDING (al numbers ininfation adjusted 2007 dolars) 2007 $93.6 BILLION THAT SAME YEAR. 48% OF SHOPPERS ORIGINS INA BUSY 1975 SHOP- PING SEASON THAT TOOK PLACE TO INTERNET INFORMATION 2006 $79.7 BILLION STARTED MAKING HOLIDAY PURCHASES -%$2 trillion PROVIDER COMSCORE. CYBER BEFORE HALLOWEEN. DESPITE AN ECONOMIC DOWN- ACCORDING TO A 2007 SURVEY, MONDAY. 2006. SAW $608 TURN, CAUSING BUSINESSES' (ALL NUMBERS IN INFLATION- ONE THIRD OF CONSUMERS WERE MILLION IN ONLINE RETRAIL BALANCE SHEETS TO G0 OUT OF STILL PAYING OFF DEBT FROM THE 2006 HOLIDAY SEASON. ADJUSTED 2007 DOLLARS) SPENDING. UHICH WAS THE THE RED AND INTO THE BLACK. THANKS FOR SHOPPING HEAVIEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY ON RECORD AT THE TIME. 2006 2007 $469.28 $474.58 1997 1998 1999 2000 $428.48 $4248 2001 2002 2003 2004 $436.38 $450 48 2005 THANK YOU $388.78 $4058 $426.38 $4258 $4638 GOOD SHEET SPECIAL THANKS Alyssa Danigelis, Kirstin Butler, Danielle Flug, Josie Swindler, Chris Carroll, Jacqui Gal, Julie Munjack, ©000 Copyright © 2008 GOOD Worldwide, Inc. This exploration of the economy is a collaboration between GOOD and KISS ME I'M POLISH. SOURCES ABC; Card Trak; ComScore: The Federal Reserve; National Candle Association; National Turkey Federation; National Retail Federation; The New York Times; NPD Group: U.S. Census; U.S. Postal Service: University of Ilinois; University of Wisoonsin-Madison. Gcco WATCH videos on the economy at GOOD www.good.is/ Kate Norris, Gina Pace, Pola Sell, Jakab Saidman, Billie Swift Some rights reserved., GOOD is a U.S. registered trademark and trademark of GOOD Worldwide, Inc. THE GOOD SHEET • N°011 · November 20 - 26, 2008 · WWW.GOOD.IS/ CATEGORIES: BUSINESS & MONEY BUYING LIVING OUR PRESENT ECONOMY What do Americans consume over holidays? (most recent dates alae) ***** / The winter holidays: a time to join with family and friends, give thanks, celebrate, and get out the plastic and cash. We are a nation of consumers and we consume the most in November and December-in those two months, the retail profits come rolling by cards, presents, and food, the holidays form their own annual economic boom. --100c01- Fueled $9.3 billion 2007 HOLIDAY RETAIL SALES in jewelry-store sales during November and December, 2007 $474.5 BILLION 54.3 bilion in sales for atypical twomonth nonholiday period in 2007 $5.8 billion $19.8 billion $700 million 67 million -2006 -2005 in stores on hobbies, toys, and games during November and Decermber, 2007 in computer and video game, console, and accessory sales during November and December, 2007 in candle sales during the 2007 holiday season turkeys are eaten at Thanksgiving and Christmas • -0- -Q- * 本 本年 ギ -Q- キ 4 キ -- 本 本年 "0- C 4-0- a)-g- * -- _ キ -- は 自 ままー 0- *-0-_ -0-AU-0 * キーロー ) That's 350 milion pounds of wax The turkevindustry produced an estimated 2608 milion turkeys in 2007 $23ilion in sales for a typical tomonth nen-heiday period in 2007 - 2003 IN 2007, THE AVERAGE 1999 -0- _ -0- -0- ---(4e) CONSUMER PLANNED TO SPEND 2002 2000 00 AA CLADS HORE THAN $800 ON HOLIDAY- **A () -0- 44H-0- EXP 12/08 RELATED SHOPPING AND MORE (par avion) THAN $100 ON THEMSELVES 30 to 35 million 20 billion $26.3 billion 275 million 131 million THE TYPICAL AMERICAN PLANNED TO SPEND: cards, letters, and packages are delivered by the U.S. Postal Service between Thanksgiving and Christmas in gift cards were purchased during the 2007 holiday season (estimatedi first-class cards and letters were mailed on December 17, 2007, the busiest mailing day of the year real Christmas trees pounds of eggnog were sold during the 2006 holiday season are sold in the U.S. every year 3469.14 ON FAMILY MEMBERS 192 bilion pieces of mail are dellvered by the U.S. Pastal Sarvice during the rest of the year $94.69 ON CANDY AND FOOD $3758 Thanksgiving Christmas $98.13 ON FRIENDS $49.76 ON DECORATIONS DECEMBER JANUARY $37.45 ON ACQUAINTANCES (E.6.. TEACHERS. BABYSITTERS. CLERGY> SHOPPING WINDCJW $32.21 ON GREETING CARDS +++++X+ CYBER IVIØNDAY DEBT & POSTAGE BLACK FRIDAY $22.79 ON CO-NORKERS 11/28/08 12:00AM A TERM COINED BY SHOP.ORG- THE BUSIEST SHOPPING PERIOD OF ONL INE HOLIDAY SALES THE NATIONAL RETAIL THE YEAR TENDS TO FALL BETWEEN IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF $20.53 ON FLOWERS (NOVEMBER 1-DECEMBER 27) DECEMBER 17 AND DECEMBER 23. FEDERATION'S DIGITAL 2007, CONSUMERS ACCUMULATED AN EHEA ARIHSBMAEDLNAREINONENANES ESTIMATED $12.8 BILLION IN NEM DIVISION-FOR THE MONDAY 2007 $28 BILLION THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THANKS- IN 2006. RETAILERS ADDED 596.000 DEBT, ACCORDING TO CARDTRAK, FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING. 2006 $24.2 BILLION GIVING IS CALLED BLACK FRIDAY BECAUSE HISTORICALLY EMPLOYEES TO HANDLE THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING PERIOD. AN ORGANIZATION THAT TRACKS WHEN AMERICANS START CREDIT CARD USE. THAT IS 16% IT IS THE DAY RETAILERS MAK ING GIFT PURCHASES ONL INE SALESs OF THE TOTAL DEBT ACCUMULATED BEGIN TO TURN A PROFIT FOR ONL INE, ESPECIALLY FROM (JANUARY-OCTOBER> IN 2007. ABOUT 14% OF SHOPPERS THAT YEAR. O Annual Retail Sales I Holiday Retail Sales THE YEAR. THE PHRASE HAS ITS ARRIVED AT A RETAIL STORE BY 4 A.M. THE WORKPLACE. ACCORDING (al numbers ininfation adjusted 2007 dolars) 2007 $93.6 BILLION THAT SAME YEAR. 48% OF SHOPPERS ORIGINS INA BUSY 1975 SHOP- PING SEASON THAT TOOK PLACE TO INTERNET INFORMATION 2006 $79.7 BILLION STARTED MAKING HOLIDAY PURCHASES -%$2 trillion PROVIDER COMSCORE. CYBER BEFORE HALLOWEEN. DESPITE AN ECONOMIC DOWN- ACCORDING TO A 2007 SURVEY, MONDAY. 2006. SAW $608 TURN, CAUSING BUSINESSES' (ALL NUMBERS IN INFLATION- ONE THIRD OF CONSUMERS WERE MILLION IN ONLINE RETRAIL BALANCE SHEETS TO G0 OUT OF STILL PAYING OFF DEBT FROM THE 2006 HOLIDAY SEASON. ADJUSTED 2007 DOLLARS) SPENDING. UHICH WAS THE THE RED AND INTO THE BLACK. THANKS FOR SHOPPING HEAVIEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY ON RECORD AT THE TIME. 2006 2007 $469.28 $474.58 1997 1998 1999 2000 $428.48 $4248 2001 2002 2003 2004 $436.38 $450 48 2005 THANK YOU $388.78 $4058 $426.38 $4258 $4638 GOOD SHEET SPECIAL THANKS Alyssa Danigelis, Kirstin Butler, Danielle Flug, Josie Swindler, Chris Carroll, Jacqui Gal, Julie Munjack, ©000 Copyright © 2008 GOOD Worldwide, Inc. This exploration of the economy is a collaboration between GOOD and KISS ME I'M POLISH. SOURCES ABC; Card Trak; ComScore: The Federal Reserve; National Candle Association; National Turkey Federation; National Retail Federation; The New York Times; NPD Group: U.S. Census; U.S. Postal Service: University of Ilinois; University of Wisoonsin-Madison. Gcco WATCH videos on the economy at GOOD www.good.is/ Kate Norris, Gina Pace, Pola Sell, Jakab Saidman, Billie Swift Some rights reserved., GOOD is a U.S. registered trademark and trademark of GOOD Worldwide, Inc. THE GOOD SHEET • N°011 · November 20 - 26, 2008 · WWW.GOOD.IS/ CATEGORIES: BUSINESS & MONEY BUYING LIVING OUR PRESENT ECONOMY What do Americans consume over holidays? (most recent dates alae) ***** / The winter holidays: a time to join with family and friends, give thanks, celebrate, and get out the plastic and cash. We are a nation of consumers and we consume the most in November and December-in those two months, the retail profits come rolling by cards, presents, and food, the holidays form their own annual economic boom. --100c01- Fueled $9.3 billion 2007 HOLIDAY RETAIL SALES in jewelry-store sales during November and December, 2007 $474.5 BILLION 54.3 bilion in sales for atypical twomonth nonholiday period in 2007 $5.8 billion $19.8 billion $700 million 67 million -2006 -2005 in stores on hobbies, toys, and games during November and Decermber, 2007 in computer and video game, console, and accessory sales during November and December, 2007 in candle sales during the 2007 holiday season turkeys are eaten at Thanksgiving and Christmas • -0- -Q- * 本 本年 ギ -Q- キ 4 キ -- 本 本年 "0- C 4-0- a)-g- * -- _ キ -- は 自 ままー 0- *-0-_ -0-AU-0 * キーロー ) That's 350 milion pounds of wax The turkevindustry produced an estimated 2608 milion turkeys in 2007 $23ilion in sales for a typical tomonth nen-heiday period in 2007 - 2003 IN 2007, THE AVERAGE 1999 -0- _ -0- -0- ---(4e) CONSUMER PLANNED TO SPEND 2002 2000 00 AA CLADS HORE THAN $800 ON HOLIDAY- **A () -0- 44H-0- EXP 12/08 RELATED SHOPPING AND MORE (par avion) THAN $100 ON THEMSELVES 30 to 35 million 20 billion $26.3 billion 275 million 131 million THE TYPICAL AMERICAN PLANNED TO SPEND: cards, letters, and packages are delivered by the U.S. Postal Service between Thanksgiving and Christmas in gift cards were purchased during the 2007 holiday season (estimatedi first-class cards and letters were mailed on December 17, 2007, the busiest mailing day of the year real Christmas trees pounds of eggnog were sold during the 2006 holiday season are sold in the U.S. every year 3469.14 ON FAMILY MEMBERS 192 bilion pieces of mail are dellvered by the U.S. Pastal Sarvice during the rest of the year $94.69 ON CANDY AND FOOD $3758 Thanksgiving Christmas $98.13 ON FRIENDS $49.76 ON DECORATIONS DECEMBER JANUARY $37.45 ON ACQUAINTANCES (E.6.. TEACHERS. BABYSITTERS. CLERGY> SHOPPING WINDCJW $32.21 ON GREETING CARDS +++++X+ CYBER IVIØNDAY DEBT & POSTAGE BLACK FRIDAY $22.79 ON CO-NORKERS 11/28/08 12:00AM A TERM COINED BY SHOP.ORG- THE BUSIEST SHOPPING PERIOD OF ONL INE HOLIDAY SALES THE NATIONAL RETAIL THE YEAR TENDS TO FALL BETWEEN IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF $20.53 ON FLOWERS (NOVEMBER 1-DECEMBER 27) DECEMBER 17 AND DECEMBER 23. FEDERATION'S DIGITAL 2007, CONSUMERS ACCUMULATED AN EHEA ARIHSBMAEDLNAREINONENANES ESTIMATED $12.8 BILLION IN NEM DIVISION-FOR THE MONDAY 2007 $28 BILLION THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THANKS- IN 2006. RETAILERS ADDED 596.000 DEBT, ACCORDING TO CARDTRAK, FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING. 2006 $24.2 BILLION GIVING IS CALLED BLACK FRIDAY BECAUSE HISTORICALLY EMPLOYEES TO HANDLE THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING PERIOD. AN ORGANIZATION THAT TRACKS WHEN AMERICANS START CREDIT CARD USE. THAT IS 16% IT IS THE DAY RETAILERS MAK ING GIFT PURCHASES ONL INE SALESs OF THE TOTAL DEBT ACCUMULATED BEGIN TO TURN A PROFIT FOR ONL INE, ESPECIALLY FROM (JANUARY-OCTOBER> IN 2007. ABOUT 14% OF SHOPPERS THAT YEAR. O Annual Retail Sales I Holiday Retail Sales THE YEAR. THE PHRASE HAS ITS ARRIVED AT A RETAIL STORE BY 4 A.M. THE WORKPLACE. ACCORDING (al numbers ininfation adjusted 2007 dolars) 2007 $93.6 BILLION THAT SAME YEAR. 48% OF SHOPPERS ORIGINS INA BUSY 1975 SHOP- PING SEASON THAT TOOK PLACE TO INTERNET INFORMATION 2006 $79.7 BILLION STARTED MAKING HOLIDAY PURCHASES -%$2 trillion PROVIDER COMSCORE. CYBER BEFORE HALLOWEEN. DESPITE AN ECONOMIC DOWN- ACCORDING TO A 2007 SURVEY, MONDAY. 2006. SAW $608 TURN, CAUSING BUSINESSES' (ALL NUMBERS IN INFLATION- ONE THIRD OF CONSUMERS WERE MILLION IN ONLINE RETRAIL BALANCE SHEETS TO G0 OUT OF STILL PAYING OFF DEBT FROM THE 2006 HOLIDAY SEASON. ADJUSTED 2007 DOLLARS) SPENDING. UHICH WAS THE THE RED AND INTO THE BLACK. THANKS FOR SHOPPING HEAVIEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY ON RECORD AT THE TIME. 2006 2007 $469.28 $474.58 1997 1998 1999 2000 $428.48 $4248 2001 2002 2003 2004 $436.38 $450 48 2005 THANK YOU $388.78 $4058 $426.38 $4258 $4638 GOOD SHEET SPECIAL THANKS Alyssa Danigelis, Kirstin Butler, Danielle Flug, Josie Swindler, Chris Carroll, Jacqui Gal, Julie Munjack, ©000 Copyright © 2008 GOOD Worldwide, Inc. This exploration of the economy is a collaboration between GOOD and KISS ME I'M POLISH. SOURCES ABC; Card Trak; ComScore: The Federal Reserve; National Candle Association; National Turkey Federation; National Retail Federation; The New York Times; NPD Group: U.S. Census; U.S. Postal Service: University of Ilinois; University of Wisoonsin-Madison. Gcco WATCH videos on the economy at GOOD www.good.is/ Kate Norris, Gina Pace, Pola Sell, Jakab Saidman, Billie Swift Some rights reserved., GOOD is a U.S. registered trademark and trademark of GOOD Worldwide, Inc. THE GOOD SHEET • N°011 · November 20 - 26, 2008 · WWW.GOOD.IS/ CATEGORIES: BUSINESS & MONEY BUYING LIVING OUR PRESENT ECONOMY What do Americans consume over holidays? (most recent dates alae) ***** / The winter holidays: a time to join with family and friends, give thanks, celebrate, and get out the plastic and cash. We are a nation of consumers and we consume the most in November and December-in those two months, the retail profits come rolling by cards, presents, and food, the holidays form their own annual economic boom. --100c01- Fueled $9.3 billion 2007 HOLIDAY RETAIL SALES in jewelry-store sales during November and December, 2007 $474.5 BILLION 54.3 bilion in sales for atypical twomonth nonholiday period in 2007 $5.8 billion $19.8 billion $700 million 67 million -2006 -2005 in stores on hobbies, toys, and games during November and Decermber, 2007 in computer and video game, console, and accessory sales during November and December, 2007 in candle sales during the 2007 holiday season turkeys are eaten at Thanksgiving and Christmas • -0- -Q- * 本 本年 ギ -Q- キ 4 キ -- 本 本年 "0- C 4-0- a)-g- * -- _ キ -- は 自 ままー 0- *-0-_ -0-AU-0 * キーロー ) That's 350 milion pounds of wax The turkevindustry produced an estimated 2608 milion turkeys in 2007 $23ilion in sales for a typical tomonth nen-heiday period in 2007 - 2003 IN 2007, THE AVERAGE 1999 -0- _ -0- -0- ---(4e) CONSUMER PLANNED TO SPEND 2002 2000 00 AA CLADS HORE THAN $800 ON HOLIDAY- **A () -0- 44H-0- EXP 12/08 RELATED SHOPPING AND MORE (par avion) THAN $100 ON THEMSELVES 30 to 35 million 20 billion $26.3 billion 275 million 131 million THE TYPICAL AMERICAN PLANNED TO SPEND: cards, letters, and packages are delivered by the U.S. Postal Service between Thanksgiving and Christmas in gift cards were purchased during the 2007 holiday season (estimatedi first-class cards and letters were mailed on December 17, 2007, the busiest mailing day of the year real Christmas trees pounds of eggnog were sold during the 2006 holiday season are sold in the U.S. every year 3469.14 ON FAMILY MEMBERS 192 bilion pieces of mail are dellvered by the U.S. Pastal Sarvice during the rest of the year $94.69 ON CANDY AND FOOD $3758 Thanksgiving Christmas $98.13 ON FRIENDS $49.76 ON DECORATIONS DECEMBER JANUARY $37.45 ON ACQUAINTANCES (E.6.. TEACHERS. BABYSITTERS. CLERGY> SHOPPING WINDCJW $32.21 ON GREETING CARDS +++++X+ CYBER IVIØNDAY DEBT & POSTAGE BLACK FRIDAY $22.79 ON CO-NORKERS 11/28/08 12:00AM A TERM COINED BY SHOP.ORG- THE BUSIEST SHOPPING PERIOD OF ONL INE HOLIDAY SALES THE NATIONAL RETAIL THE YEAR TENDS TO FALL BETWEEN IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF $20.53 ON FLOWERS (NOVEMBER 1-DECEMBER 27) DECEMBER 17 AND DECEMBER 23. FEDERATION'S DIGITAL 2007, CONSUMERS ACCUMULATED AN EHEA ARIHSBMAEDLNAREINONENANES ESTIMATED $12.8 BILLION IN NEM DIVISION-FOR THE MONDAY 2007 $28 BILLION THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THANKS- IN 2006. RETAILERS ADDED 596.000 DEBT, ACCORDING TO CARDTRAK, FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING. 2006 $24.2 BILLION GIVING IS CALLED BLACK FRIDAY BECAUSE HISTORICALLY EMPLOYEES TO HANDLE THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING PERIOD. AN ORGANIZATION THAT TRACKS WHEN AMERICANS START CREDIT CARD USE. THAT IS 16% IT IS THE DAY RETAILERS MAK ING GIFT PURCHASES ONL INE SALESs OF THE TOTAL DEBT ACCUMULATED BEGIN TO TURN A PROFIT FOR ONL INE, ESPECIALLY FROM (JANUARY-OCTOBER> IN 2007. ABOUT 14% OF SHOPPERS THAT YEAR. O Annual Retail Sales I Holiday Retail Sales THE YEAR. THE PHRASE HAS ITS ARRIVED AT A RETAIL STORE BY 4 A.M. THE WORKPLACE. ACCORDING (al numbers ininfation adjusted 2007 dolars) 2007 $93.6 BILLION THAT SAME YEAR. 48% OF SHOPPERS ORIGINS INA BUSY 1975 SHOP- PING SEASON THAT TOOK PLACE TO INTERNET INFORMATION 2006 $79.7 BILLION STARTED MAKING HOLIDAY PURCHASES -%$2 trillion PROVIDER COMSCORE. CYBER BEFORE HALLOWEEN. DESPITE AN ECONOMIC DOWN- ACCORDING TO A 2007 SURVEY, MONDAY. 2006. SAW $608 TURN, CAUSING BUSINESSES' (ALL NUMBERS IN INFLATION- ONE THIRD OF CONSUMERS WERE MILLION IN ONLINE RETRAIL BALANCE SHEETS TO G0 OUT OF STILL PAYING OFF DEBT FROM THE 2006 HOLIDAY SEASON. ADJUSTED 2007 DOLLARS) SPENDING. UHICH WAS THE THE RED AND INTO THE BLACK. THANKS FOR SHOPPING HEAVIEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY ON RECORD AT THE TIME. 2006 2007 $469.28 $474.58 1997 1998 1999 2000 $428.48 $4248 2001 2002 2003 2004 $436.38 $450 48 2005 THANK YOU $388.78 $4058 $426.38 $4258 $4638 GOOD SHEET SPECIAL THANKS Alyssa Danigelis, Kirstin Butler, Danielle Flug, Josie Swindler, Chris Carroll, Jacqui Gal, Julie Munjack, ©000 Copyright © 2008 GOOD Worldwide, Inc. This exploration of the economy is a collaboration between GOOD and KISS ME I'M POLISH. SOURCES ABC; Card Trak; ComScore: The Federal Reserve; National Candle Association; National Turkey Federation; National Retail Federation; The New York Times; NPD Group: U.S. Census; U.S. Postal Service: University of Ilinois; University of Wisoonsin-Madison. Gcco WATCH videos on the economy at GOOD www.good.is/ Kate Norris, Gina Pace, Pola Sell, Jakab Saidman, Billie Swift Some rights reserved., GOOD is a U.S. registered trademark and trademark of GOOD Worldwide, Inc.