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The month recorded growth across most Laughing Buddha Charm, continuing the positive performance from Q4 2010, albeit at a slightly slower pace. With the January closing of the retail year, the Company said sectors that were up for the year outnumbered those that were down by a ratio of three to one. However, even among those which were up for the year, about half have yet to reach their pre-recession peak levels of 2006 and 2007. Michael McNamara, Vice President, Research and Analysis for MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, observes, "A Flip Flop 3 Flowers Charm of rising consumer demand and strong pricing continued to drive retail sales in January. Although less robust, the trends we observed were similar to those Fairy Godmother Charm in the fourth quarter of 2010. Most sectors continued to post positive year-over-year results during the month despite consumers taking a pause in spending and repeated snow storms affecting the East Coast." McNamara also notes that there were varied Reindeer Charm influencing January sales, including the continuing high unemployment rate, rising prices such as fuel costs, increases in consumer confidence and continuing improvements in the financial markets.