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US tanning salon industry revenue

correlates with

US per capita banana consumption

r = -0.88388% · 2002-2022
US tanning salon industry revenueUS per capita banana consumption

These two datasets have a 88% correlation over 2002-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

US tanning salon industry revenueibisworld.com
US per capita banana consumptioners.usda.gov
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