Keep an eye on Oct., Nov., and Dec., retail sales. I think we will see much less buying this year in the last 2. Prices are higher in energy and food and wage increases haven’t matched those percent increases and probably will not. I f we experience a colder than normal winter, then it will be significant. Something has to give.
I know, and something else to add. New England is already haveing below freezing nights. I susspect that the winter will not be a mild one.