Spending on snacks, underwear, small liquor bottles and flights are just some of the odder economic measures that are used to determine the health of the economy. While many will turn to the stock ...

The police stated that as many as 929 liquor bottles had been seized from the yellow Maximo mini van hidden from under the seats and the roof.

Beyond traditional metrics, a range of unconventional indicators are flashing red, from declining sales of men’s underwear to an uptick in purchases of miniature liquor bottles. Consumers pull back: ...