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semideclared OP t1_iuxvwjh wrote
Yea its July 4th and Memorial Day
2020 of course may have altered that a little. But July 4th is always the biggest selling 2018 - 2022
CalgaryChris77 t1_iuxwh1y wrote
There are 7 dates out of the top 10 between May 3 and June 21st. I think there is more going on than just Memorial day to explain that.
I was thinking Christmas in particular, more parties and get togethers. I guess Christmas 2020 was pretty locked down though.
samuelan7 t1_iuykeqr wrote
Everyone was under lock down during those times. Weather was getting a bit warmer, no school, no work, nothing. I’m sure a good amount of people took advantage and indulged in a few more drinks than usual. Plus stimulus checks so people had more cash to spend
semideclared OP t1_iuyqwkz wrote
yea I saw that but just didnt process that
Retail Sales from Jan 2019 - July 2022. How Much did we buy in Lockdown
allergic2asprin t1_iuzfnsn wrote
Prepping for summer
semideclared OP t1_iuxvd5u wrote
Americans buy lots of Cheap Alcohol to Celebrate July 4th and Memorial Day and not quite as much, but more expensive Alcohol to celebrate Christmas
July 4th Average Cost per Unit Sales was $8.96
And Christmas Purchases averaged $9.36
semideclared OP t1_iuxv3xd wrote
source was The Weekly Retail Food Sales series https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/weekly-retail-food-sales/
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ihadtoresignupdarn t1_iuym566 wrote
Would be interesting to see what the average week looked like in 2019
semideclared OP t1_iuyrq2b wrote
13.5% Lower in 2019 vs 2020.
2019 Average Weekly Sales $1,156,258,455 and Units 147,146,677
Retail Sales from Jan 2019 - July 2022. How Much did we buy in Lockdown
CalgaryChris77 t1_iuxvcvv wrote
Interesting, I would have thought the highest weeks would be the holidays. May and June seems like such a random time for most of the highs.