January 1, 2008 - You can tell a lot about the nation's economy by the state of men's underpants, says NPR's Robert Krulwich.

March 26, 2022 - Everybody’s talking about the yield curve and what an inversion might mean, but that’s not the only economic indicator analysts rely on. Here are some strange but (semi) accurate ways economists track the health of the US economy.

July 21, 2022 - Be it briefs, boxer briefs or boxers, ... Greenspan’s theory, the Men’s Underwear Index, which tells us that by tracking sales of male undergarments we can detect the beginnings of an economic recovery....

February 15, 2023 - Details buried in the consumer price index could hint at what’s in store for the U.S. economy.

March 8, 2024 - The men's underwear index (MUI) is an economic index that can supposedly detect the beginnings of a recovery during an economic slump. The premise is that men's underwear are a necessity in normal economic times and sales remain stable. During a severe downturn, demand for these goods changes ...

Arguably the most famous central banker of all time, Alan Greenspan is frequently referred to as “the maestro” for his work as the chairman of the Federal Reserve. Despite his renown, he was also known to use quite an obscure index to assess the overall health of the American economy. Understanding the index is simple, decreasing sales of men’s underwear ...

April 29, 2019 - It's another way to get briefed on our economy's recovery since the recession.

February 15, 2023 - Details buried in the consumer price index could hint at what’s in store for the U.S. economy.

January 1, 2012 - PDF | Alan Greenspan, the then Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, was reported in 1997 to have studied men's underwear sales, to provide an early... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

September 26, 2009 - Looking for economic trends in unusual places: underwear sales, gardening plans, paperboard box production and more.

Economic guru Alan Greenspan is paying close attention to men’s underwear. That’s not as creepy as it sounds. The former head of the Federal Reserve — the central banking system of the U.S. — says the “men’s underwear index” (yes, it’s a thing) can predict whether another recession ...

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September 26, 2021 - When the going gets tough, the tough buy fewer undies, according to an economic indicator once touted by Alan Greenspan.

February 27, 2023 - Alan Greenspan has been tracking underwear sales since over four decades now and linking them to economic crisis around the world. | OpIndia News

April 10, 2023 - These measures aren't foolproof and some are even downright wacky. But they could be a fun way to gauge which direction the economy is heading.

There are many different indicators that can show how a society's economy is going. Read on to learn how men's underwear is one of these indicators.

Shmoop's Finance Glossary defines Men's Underwear Index in relatable, easy-to-understand language.

February 21, 2023 - I was unfamiliar with the Men’s Underwear Index – the MUI – until I heard it discussed this week on National Public Radio. Perhaps on the Marketplace Morning Report on WAMC. Or some similarly unassailable repository of economic news and analysis. The theory – I believe it was first ...

October 22, 2015 - GDP and jobs numbers are hardly the only ways to measure the country's economic health.