Read the following news story and use it to answer the three…
Read the following news story and use it to answer the three questions(Q23,24,25) below: The Associated Press says that the nation’s devotion to denim is wearing thin. Sales fell a significant 6% over the last year after decades of steady growth, according to the market research firm NPD Group. Seems the nation is ‘leisurizing’ its pants, bypassing the dungarees and choosing elastic waistbands and sweats instead. Sales of yoga pants and other active wear climbed 7% in the same period. Jeans still account for 20% of department store sales, says retail consultants Customer Growth Partners, but blue jeans haven’t hit the skids this hard since Marlon Brando and James Dean made them famous back in the 1950’s. Blue jean sales dropped 12 years ago, failing about 3% when khakis made a comeback, says NPD Group analysis Marshal Cohen. Sales also declined 3-4% in the mid-1970’s, when consumers briefly turned to corduroys, according to NPD estimates. Using our superior skills in supply and demand analysis, we could say that currently there is a(n) _________ in the market for blue jeansAccording to the article, there has been an increase in___ in the market for ___.