Noel Numbers

 The Friday File: Inflation, as measured by the Christmas Price Index, based on purchasing all items in “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” rose 0.7% in 2017 and cost $34,559. The costliest item, seven swans-a-swimming at $13,125, unchanged from 2016. Five gold rings rose the most, 10%, and cost $825. In a good sign for housing, pear trees, the home of the partridge, rose just 4.7%! Merry Christmas, and Happy Kwanza!

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