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Black Friday did not set records. Bloomberg stated that it was up 4.1%, but that was not inflation adjusted. So it was just slightly higher than flat.

Not necessarily a bad thing…but not great either.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-29/black-fri...

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“Slightly higher than flat” is still a new record.

Haha, Black Friday sets record by being the worst discounts ever.

"The best iphone launched yet" feelings

You also have to adjust such things for population, which was up about .6% in August vs. last August, the latest data we have.

Last report I saw said US population was set to drop this year - first time in 250 years. With our demographic boomer bubble, continually dropping fertility, and anti-immigration stance, the trend is likely to continue.

With the growth we already had in 2025 you'd have to nuke LA to end the year with a decline.

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2025/0...

Most population growth was due to immigration for a while, and immigration (for obvious reasons in 2025) is way, way down.

https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-us-population-could-shri...

what's your report?

>you'd have to nuke LA

Let's not give this administration ideas, please.

Do you normally get your demographic statistics from Brookings and AEI? My reference is to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/POPTHM its source being https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/pi0825.pdf

If we're thinking of nuking places in CA, I hope to god it's the valley. Put an end to this AI bs

Doesn't black Friday kind of suck now and for the last few years? There's sales all of the time, and there's all those open secrets about black Friday skus now.

I found BF week was "ok" ... found a few genuine bargains ... but Cyber Monday really sucked ... I saw absolutely nothing new in terms of wow prices ... n=1

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