The Cost of the 12 days of Christmas
The Christmas Index
1984
2004
2005
chg 04-05
One Partridge in a Pear Tree
$32.52
$93.00
$104.99
12.90%
Partridge
12.57
15.00
15.00
0.00%
Pear Tree
19.95
78.00
89.99
15.40%
Two Turtle Doves
47.71
40.00
40.00
0.00%
Three French Hens
14.78
45.00
45.00
0.00%
Four Calling Birds
280.00
396.00
399.96
1.00%
Five Gold Rings
275.00
255.00
325.00
27.50%
Six Geese-a-Laying
150.00
210.00
300.00
42.90%
Seven Swans-a-Swimming
7,000.00
3,500.00
4,200.00
20.00%
Eight Maids-a-Milking
26.80
41.20
41.20
0.00%
Nine Ladies Dancing
1,511.50
4,400.13
4,576.14
4.00%
10 Lords-a-Leaping
1,679.45
4,039.08
4,039.08
0.00%
11 Pipers Piping
770.56
2,053.20
2,053.20
0.00%
12 Drummers Drumming
834.78
2,224.30
2,224.30
0.00%
Total Christmas Price Index
12,623.10
17,296.91
18,348.87
6.10%
True cost of Christmas in song
62,427.10
66,334.46
72,608.02
9.50%
“Core” index, excluding swans
13,796.91
14,148.87
2.60%
Source: PNC Advisors
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