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Christmas Price Index

Cost of 12 Days of Christmas Mirrors National Economy

29 November 2011

Finally some good news: the cost of living is apparently holding steady. Earlier this week, the IRS announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning January 1, 2012. And that’s not the only indicator… The PNC Christmas Price Index® has been released this year and prices seem to be holding [...]

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Who Says We’re in a Recession?

3 December 2008

Last year, the “True Cost of Christmas” rang in at $78,100. The “True Cost of Christmas” is the price of all of the items mentioned in the song “12 Days of Christmas” assuming that you sing all of the verses. The 78 items are mentioned over and over – if you count them one at [...]

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