U.S. Economy and the Federal Budget: Christmas Price Index, 2009
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The true cost of Christmas in song is $86,608.51
Every year since 1984, PNC Wealth Management has calculated the cost of the gifts in the classic holiday song The Twelve Days of Christmas."
| 2009 | % Change from 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| One Partridge in a Pear Tree | $159.99 | -27.3% | |
| Two Turtledoves | $55.98 | 1.8% | |
| Three French Hens | 45.00 | 50% | |
| Four Calling Birds | 599.96 | 0% | |
| Five Gold Rings | $499.95 | 42.9% | |
| Six Geese-a-Laying | $150.00 | -37.5 | |
| Seven Swans-a-Swimming | $5,250.00 | -6.3% | |
| Eight Maids-a-Milking | $58.00 | 10.7% | |
| Nine Ladies Dancing | 5,473.07 | 15% | |
| Ten Lords-a-Leaping | $4,413.61 | 0% | |
| Eleven Pipers Piping | $2,284.80 | 0% | |
| Twelve Drummers Drumming | $2,475.20 | 0% | |
| Total Christmas Price Index | $21,465.56 | 1.8% | |
| True cost of Christmas in song1 | $87,402.81 | 0.9% |
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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