In an Observer piece on Nevada's prostitution downturn, "Sex feels the credit squeeze in Nevada," Andrew Clark presents few new details about the recession's belt-tightening pimps. The "Sex feels the credit squeeze in [jurisdiction]" story has been written before in this recession, and the piece follows the familiar formula:
1. Declare that prostitution is a business [...]

Roxanne, you don't have to leave that light on from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On Monday, Reuters reported on how the economic downturn is affecting Germany's sex industry. Since tough times have hit the country, where prostitution is legal, its brothels have begun offering bargain-basement deals to keep johns paying for sex. The promotions include [...]

Breaking girly news from the Financial Times: FT reports that the "Lipstick Index" has been replaced by the "Foundation Index," signaling a shift in female consumers' recession-era makeup of choice.
The "Lipstick Index" was coined by Estee Lauder leader Leonard Lauder in 2001 "to highlight the correlation between economic downturns and upticks in lipstick sales." Now, [...]

These guys, however, are probably hurting.
Cristina Page for Reproductive Health Reality Check wrote yesterday on one sector of the economy that hasn't hurt from the economic downturn: Birth control sales. Page's evidence of a contraceptive spike:
- Vasectomy.com has fielded a 30 percent increase in appointment requests since January