Weird recession indicators

19 odd live gauges, each with its latest number, source and date.

• Strait of Hormuz shipping Hormuz 4 ships a day, as of 1 Nov 2026.
• Cass Freight Index Freight shipments +1.9% a year, as of Sep 2026.
• Cardboard box index Box output +0.6% a year, as of Jun 2026.
• Egg prices Eggs $2.27 a dozen, as of Sep 2026.
• Costco hot dog price Costco's 1985 hot dog $4.69 in today's money, as of Sep 2026.
• Big Mac Index Big Mac in Switzerland +45% vs US, as of Jul 2026.
• Men's underwear index Men's underwear prices +5.2% a year, as of Sep 2026.
• Lipstick index Cosmetics prices +1.4% a year, as of Sep 2026.
• Recession Wikipedia page views Crash-page views +123% vs average, as of 6 Nov 2026.
• WallStreetBets most mentioned stocks NVDA 1,247 mentions in 24h, last good reading 9 Nov 2026.
• Coinbase and Robinhood App Store rank Kalshi #8 in the App Store chart, last good reading 9 Nov 2026.
• Billionaires net worth today Musk +$47.3B in a day, last good reading 9 Nov 2026.
• AI mentions in SEC filings Filings naming AI 1,745, as of 30 Sep 2026.
• Beige Book word count Beige Book "uncertain" 33 times, as of 14 Oct 2026.
• Waffle House Index Waffle House: none in storms, last good reading 9 Nov 2026.
• Moon phase and the stock market Moon new, last good reading 9 Nov 2026.
• Wastewater virus levels Covid wastewater level 4.7, as of 24 Oct 2026.
• Hacker News hiring trends HN job seekers 1.78 per job ad, as of Oct 2026.
• Macau gaming revenue Macau casino revenue −10.0% a year, as of Oct 2026.