| |
2002 |
2003 |
Change |
| One
partridge in a pear tree |
102.50 |
77.50 |
-24.4% |
| (partridge) |
15.00 |
15.00 |
0.0% |
| (pear tree) |
87.50 |
62.50 |
-28.6% |
| Two turtle
doves |
58.00 |
58.00 |
0.0% |
| Three
french hens |
15.00 |
15.00 |
0.0% |
| Four
calling birds |
316.00 |
400.00 |
26.6% |
| Five gold
rings |
382.50 |
361.25 |
-5.6% |
| Six
geese-a-laying |
150.00 |
150.00 |
0.0% |
| Seven
swans-a-swimming |
2,100.00 |
3,500.00 |
66.7% |
| Eight
maids-a-milking |
41.20 |
41.20 |
-0.1% |
| Nine ladies
dancing |
4,107.66 |
4,230.89 |
3.0% |
| 10
lords-a-leaping |
3,921.44 |
3,921.44 |
0.0% |
| 11 pipers
piping |
1,614.60 |
1,982.40 |
22.8% |
| 12 drummers
drumming |
1,749.15 |
2,147.60 |
22.8% |
|
Christmas Price Index |
$14,558.05 |
$16,885.28 |
16.0% |
| True cost
of 12 verses of song |
$54,951.31
|
$65,264.28
|
18.8% |
If your true love were to
buy all the items on the list, it would cost him or
her $16,885.28. Using the Internet would cost
significantly more, $25,109.27, mainly because of the
cost of shipping.
And if your true love is really traditional and gives
all the items in the carol, including the repetitions,
he or she is looking at a bill of $65,264.28. The True
Cost of Christmas index, as PNC calls it, is up 18.8%
from 2002. |
