Weed, stuff from Canada and adult diapers: 12 things Americans are buying now more than ever

Also, bowls are apparently the new plates

Published March 25, 2016 4:36PM (EDT)

  (AP/Kai-Uwe Knoth)
(AP/Kai-Uwe Knoth)

Americans' spending habits say a lot about what's happening in the country. Bowls are selling like hotcakes because they are more Instagram-able than plates and The Wall Street Journal called them "the new plates."

Legal marijuana raked in $5.4 billion last year, according to Time Money and since the Canadian loonie lost 16% of its value in 2015, more Americans are crossing the border to shop in Canada.

Watch our video for the full list of what Americans are spending their dollars on.


By Asha Parker

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