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Title: Tooth Fairy Spending up 12.5%! Post by: Shockeye on March 10, 2005, 12:16:53 PM Quote from: Click on Detroit Economic Indicator? Tooth Fairy Increases Gifts (http://www.clickondetroit.com/family/4271529/detail.html) Baby Teeth Beat Other Investments POSTED: 9:57 am EST March 10, 2005 As economic indicators fluctuate, U.S. children still have a reason to smile -- especially if their smiles are missing teeth. The Tooth Fairy is now paying more, according to a survey by a dental insurance company Securian Dental. The average child received $1.78 per tooth in 2004, according to the survey. That's a 12.5 percent increase from the 2003 average of $1.58. The insurance provider noted that the increase was greater than gains in the stock markets. Some children got as little as 10 cents for their fallen-out teeth; some got as much as $25. First visits to the dentist took place between ages 2 and 4. Also, 88 percent of parents reported that their children had been given flouride treatments. Title: Re: Tooth Fairy Spending up 12.5%! Post by: schild on March 10, 2005, 12:20:16 PM Only Detroit would think the tooth fairy is an economic indicator.
Title: Re: Tooth Fairy Spending up 12.5%! Post by: WayAbvPar on March 10, 2005, 12:55:25 PM I would hazard a guess that the Detroit market might be indicitive of broader trends in the gold front industry.
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