This along with the lag in home sales (mainly seasonal, but it has some people spooked), makes for an interesting new year.
There's something very odd going on in the economy. Two months ago a Wall Street type leaned over his cocktail very earnestly and said, "Do you know the average salary in America is around $30,000?"
Uh yeah...
But I've been mulling this for awhile. Not the salary stat, but his surprise.