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This year’s holiday gifts in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" cost $51,476.12, a 4.5% rise due to higher gold and entertainment prices.
This year’s holiday shopping season is more expensive than ever, with the total cost of the gifts in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” reaching $51,476.12—4.5% higher than in 2024 and outpacing overall inflation.
The increase is driven by rising gold prices, higher costs for the partridge in a pear tree, and growing expenses for entertainment-related gifts.
The full “True Cost,” including repeated gifts, totals $218,542.98.
PNC’s index, now in its 42nd year, tracks economic trends through the song’s gifts, with most items domestically produced and tariffs not a factor.
Experts say future inflation may depend on Federal Reserve policy and global economic conditions.
Este año los regalos navideños en "Los Doce Días de Navidad" cuestan $51,476.12, un aumento del 4.5% debido a los precios más altos del oro y el entretenimiento.