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Strategies & Market Trends : Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: mishedlo who wrote (109152)2/28/2010 3:29:34 PM
From: ajtj99  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116555
 
Mish, you may want to coin a name for using sales tax as a measure of retail sales.

Some states even add sales tax on gasoline, so energy is not completely excluded in sales tax numbers.

It's likely using a term like "core sales tax" to harness the trend in core retail sales could be beneficial. To get a broader look at things the internet transaction might need to be incorporated. However, you have a good start.