12 days of Christmas cost up 19%

From PNC Bank – The Annual “… the cost of the five gold rings dropped by 5.6 percent, […]

From PNC Bank – The Annual

“… the cost of the five gold rings dropped by 5.6 percent, and the pear tree is down a full 28.6 percent from last year. However, these discounts were offset by the dancers, pipers and drummers who have seen significant increases in the cost of their services over 2002.”

Looks like a service economy to me….