Hot dogs, camping trips and cardboard boxes: What these non-scientific indicators tell us about the economy

But the bustling business off 72nd and Broadway isn’t just an iconic New York City bastion for cheap eats — it also moonlights as an unofficial economic indicator. When hot dog sales there see a dramatic pickup — particularly the two-frank-and-tropical-drink “Recession Special” — it’s usually a sig...

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