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Christmas would cost you $87K
Published Tuesday December 1st, 2009
PITTSBURGH - After 12 days of Christmas, anyone looking to buy all of the items listed in the song would need to fork over more than $87,000 this year.
As PNC Wealth Management calculates it, which includes buying the items repeatedly as the song suggests, the precise cost would be $87,403.
But on the bright side, PNC's "Christmas Price Index" is up only $794 over last year. That's less than one per cent thanks to lower energy costs and fewer wage increases.
It's the five golden rings that account for most of the increase. The price of gold has risen 43 per cent since last year, and the rings would cost $500, up from $150.
The most expensive item would be the nine ladies dancing, at $5,473 per performance. Of the material goods, the seven swans-a-swimming are the biggest hit at $5,250. And it you buy it all online it would cost $10,000 more, largely because of the shipping costs for birds.
Christmas would cost you $87K
