Christmas Price Index, 2013-2014
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The true cost of Christmas in song is $116,273.08
Every year since 1984, PNC Wealth Management has calculated the cost of the gifts in the classic holiday song The Twelve Days of Christmas.
| 2014 | 2013 | % Change from 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Partridge in a Pear Tree | $207.68 | $199.99 | 3.8% |
| Two Turtledoves | $125.00 | $125.00 | 0.0% |
| Three French Hens | $181.50 | $165.00 | 10.0% |
| Four Calling Birds | $599.96 | $599.96 | 0.0% |
| Five Gold Rings | $750.00 | $750.00 | 0.0% |
| Six Geese-a-Laying | $360.00 | $210.00 | 71.4% |
| Seven Swans-a-Swimming | $7,000.00 | $7,000.00 | 0.0% |
| Eight Maids-a-Milking | $58.00 | $58.00 | 0.0% |
| Nine Ladies Dancing | $7,552.84 | $7,552.84 | 0.0% |
| Ten Lords-a-Leaping | $5,348.24 | $5,243.37 | 2.0% |
| Eleven Pipers Piping | $2,635.20 | $2,635.20 | 0.0% |
| Twelve Drummers Drumming | $2,854.80 | $2,854.80 | 0.0% |
| Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Total Christmas Price Index | $27,673.22 | $27,393.17 | 1.0% |
| True cost of Christmas in song1 | $116,273.08 | $114,651.18 | 1.4% |
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.
Source: PNC Wealth Management, Christmas Price Index
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