Every year, for the past 24, PNC does a Christmas Price Index that calculates the cost of goods for every item in the song 12 Days of Christmas. This is surprisingly a good measure of the economy for the year and inflation. This year, the price is the highest ever at a whopping total of $21,080.10 for 2008, which is $1,573 more than 2007. Of course, if your true love is an online shopper, it’s going to cost them $31,957. If you buy all 364 gifts you will pay $86,608.
Here’s a helpful breakdown for the interested lovers out there:
A partridge in a pear tree – $219.99
Two turtle doves – $55.00
Three French hens – $30.00
Four calling birds – $599.96
Five golden rings – $349.95
Six geese-a-laying – $240.00
Seven swans-a-swimming – $5,600.00
Eight maids-a-milking – $52.40
Nine ladies dancing – $4,759.19
Ten lords-a-leaping – $4,413.61
Eleven pipers piping – $2,284.80
Twelve drummers drumming – $2,475.20
Gold is down but swans are up!
