This Old Economist: Four astute predictions

I love wee blurbs that quote big numbers about the economy. They can be found in the Business section of many newspapers.

I love the blurbs because they say so little, thereby allowing me to say so much, without ever repeating myself. (Well, hardly ever).

Example: Go Figure - Today’s big financial numbers

$4.2 Billion - The value of sales in Canada’s cafes, bars and restaurants in January, down 0.5% from December, Statistics Canada said. The price of food purchased rose 0.5%. (April 1, London Free Press)

Okay, now my turn. Canadians make 17.7 million visits to restaurants on a typical day. The average size of Levis worn in this country is XXXH, as in HUGE.


["Coming soon to Canada - XXXH2 jeans": photo link]

Four astute predictions:

The price of food purchased in restaurants, cafes, bars, street carts, etc., will continue to rise.

The number of visits will soon fall to 17.6 million per day.

The value of sales will drop to $4.1999999 billion by Wednesday, maybe later.

Canadians will be healthier for it.

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