On the twelfth day of Christmas, your wallet will definitely be singing the blues and you’ll be stuck eating two-minute noodles for dinner!
Why? Because if you were planning on gifting your loved one all the presents from that famous carol, it will set you back a jaw-dropping AUD $75,985 this year.
The research is all done by The PNC Christmas Price Index, who bring the holiday spirit to life by revealing the current cost of all the gifts from “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
According to this years PNC Christmas Price Index, that’s a whopping AUD $3,906 more than in 2023.
The Partridge in a Pear Tree saw the biggest price jump in 2024, up 16%, now costing a hefty AUD $570. While the bird’s price stayed steady, the tree is rooting deeper into wallets this year!
So it turns out that giving your true love all 12 gifts is 5.4% pricier this year. Which is more than double last year’s 2.7% increase.
“Believe it or not, we’re still seeing the cause and effect of the pandemic-inflation hangover, even nearly five years later,” wrote Amanda Agati, a chief investment officer, in PNC’s release.
So, if you were hoping to impress your loved one with golden rings and partridges in pear trees, you might want to reconsider.
