Is the economy hurting the hobby

I think it is hurting most hobbying budgets. But it is probally just making clients cut down on visits but not stop.
By the looks of some threads the local girls are still finding the schedule's full. So maybe instead of 25 clients a week, it is more like 20. At certain times of the year it also slows down.
I doubt the local SPs are affected too bad. After all, they have been increasing their rates.

Why increase the rates if less guys show up?

They expect to balance things out.

It has pretty much slowed me down to a crawl

With some of the rates advertised from the ladies in the KW area I may have to start making a few trips out that way instead of Mississauga.