The UK'S Heel Index Has Become The New Direction Of The Local Economy.

Less than P, sales of lipsticks often go against the market when the economy is depressed.

Economists call it lipstick effect.

A recent British study shows that since the global financial crisis, there is a direct positive correlation between British women's "a target=" _blank "href=" http://www.91se91.com/ "shoes" /a "and the economic situation." heel index "has become an economic weathervane.

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< p > a UK website compares the quarterly GDP statistics and the consumption of women's high-heeled shoes from 2008 to 2012, and finds that there is a positive correlation between them. That is, when the economic situation is relatively good, women's demand for extra high heels is increased. When the economy is relatively low, they tend to buy shoes with low middle heels and comfortable feet.

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< p > data show that in the one or two and fourth quarter of 2012, GDP decreased by 0.2%, 0.9% and 0.4% respectively, representing 44%, 84% and 40% of the proportion of high-heeled shoes.

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Julie Donnelly, the head of the women's clothing department responsible for the research, said that the average height of women's heels could be judged even before the official GDP data released by P.

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"P", "the Daily Mail" quoted Donnelly as saying: "high heels represent a carefree attitude towards life, which we call" heel index ".

It enables politicians to see more clearly and accurately what is happening in the economic field.

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< p >, she said, "heel index" reflects that when the economic situation is good, women are more optimistic and feel more energetic, so they are willing to buy high-heeled shoes. When times are tough, they are relatively pessimistic.

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