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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chasd00 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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

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	▲	doctorpangloss 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Haha, Black Friday sets record by being the worst discounts ever.

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jeffbee 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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

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3eb7988a1663 9 hours ago | parent [-]

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.

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jeffbee 8 hours ago | parent [-]

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

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johnnyanmac 6 hours ago | parent [-]

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.

	▲	jeffbee 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		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

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tayo42 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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.