Don't hold your breath

Who’s Getting a Car for Christmas? Ask the People Who Sell Giant Bows

"Some makers and sellers of car bows, the oversize decorations that sit on hoods and roofs, report a steep decline in business this holiday season. As with many economic indicators of late, the data is mixed. But if weak bow sales are taken as a shiny red indicator, they may foreshadow a drop-off in the number of cars given as gifts this year." – Wall Street Journal

This is, by the way, an example of OSINT, open source intelligence, and a pretty good one at that. Another familiar example: Tracking pizza orders at the White House to discover whether big news is about to break (people are working late). The best-known example of OSINT on the internet is Bellingcat.