Alvin in Manhattan

Behavior

Underwear, bellybuttons, and bees

In a Sept. 2007 interview of Alan Greenspan by Robert Krulwich, The Great Greenspan asserted that the rate at which men replaced worn underwear was an economic indicator.:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2007/09/robert_krulwich_exposes_greens_1.html
A 5/27/09 MSN article discussed this, along with hemlines and bare midriffs, plus bee honey production:
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/CompanyFocus/how-your-undies-track-the-recession.aspx