Christmas Price Index, 2011-2012
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The true cost of Christmas in song is $107,300.00
Every year since 1984, PNC Wealth Management has calculated the cost of the gifts in the classic holiday song The Twelve Days of Christmas.
| 2011 | 2012 | % Change from 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Partridge in a Pear Tree | $184.99 | $204.99 | 10.8% |
| Two Turtledoves | $125.00 | $125.00 | 0.0% |
| Three French Hens | $150.00 | $165.00 | 10.0% |
| Four Calling Birds | $519.96 | $519.96 | 0.0% |
| Five Gold Rings | $645.00 | $750.00 | 16.3% |
| Six Geese-a-Laying | $162.00 | $210.00 | 29.6% |
| Seven Swans-a-Swimming | $6,300.00 | $7,000.00 | 11.1% |
| Eight Maids-a-Milking | $58.00 | $58.00 | 0.0% |
| Nine Ladies Dancing | $6,294.03 | $6,294.03 | 0.0% |
| Ten Lords-a-Leaping | $4,766.70 | $4,766.70 | 0.0% |
| Eleven Pipers Piping | $2,427.60 | $2,562.00 | 5.5% |
| Twelve Drummers Drumming | $2,629.90 | $2,775.50 | 5.5% |
| Total Christmas Price Index | $24,263.18 | $25,431.18 | 4.8% |
| True cost of Christmas in song1 | $101,119.84 | $107,300.00 | 6.1% |
1. Total cost of items if one repeated all earlier verses on each successive day: that is, 12 (1 x 12) partridges in pear trees, 22 (2 x 11) calling birds, 30 (3 x 10) French hens, and so on.
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