Bottoms Up During Recession

May 28, 2009

By Kelly O'Connell
Reporter

A new study says beer sales are up 5.6 percent this year, junk food sales are up close to 10 percent and sales for doughnuts are up 4.3 percent.
The manager at B Merrell’s in Columbus says beer sales are up, especially domestic beers.
Customers we talked with say it makes perfect sense; people are drinking and eating junk food because it’s cheap. 
One man said when we are in a recession, people are depressed and they drink.
The study also found that more Americans are watching television.
The average American now watches more than five hours of TV a day; that’s up 1.2 percent from last year.
Looks like the recession is making us watch our wallets but not our waistlines.