By The Numbers — Demand Destruction Signal
Sex, Alcohol, and Dining
Economists watch unemployment and GDP; savvy investors watch restaurant bar tabs. When Americans stop buying $18 cocktails, a broader contraction has already begun.
A more health-conscious and lonely generation might spell trouble for the restaurant industry.
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Drinking by Party
Alcohol Tax
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Federal alcohol excise tax collections in 2024
8.8billion dollars
The industry's financial model is collapsing quietly — alcohol produces 80% of restaurant profit on a shrinking customer base, and tax revenues are evaporating in real time.
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Approximate share of restaurant profit that comes from drinks (not food)
Source: SevenFifty Daily
80%
Sexual Activity
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Weekly sexual activity among U.S. adults aged 18 to 64, 1990
Source: Institute for Family Studies
55%
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Weekly sexual activity among U.S. adults aged 18 to 64, 2024
Source: Institute for Family Studies
37%
Readers & Markets
What happens next, in numbers.
2 polls measuring where opinion sits. Prices and vote shares update in real time.