PNC Advisors is the wealth management unit of The PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc., (NYSE: PNC), one of the nation`s largest diversified financial
services companies, operating businesses engaged in regional community
banking, wholesale banking, wealth management, asset management and global
fund processing services.PNC Advisors` Christmas Price Index
Traditional
% Change
1984 2003 2004 2004/03
One Partridge in a Pear Tree $32.52 $77.50 $93.00 20.0%
Partridge 12.57 15.00 15.00 0.0%
Pear Tree 19.95 62.50 78.00 24.8%
Two Turtle Doves 47.71 58.00 40.00 -31.0%
Three French Hen 14.78 15.00 45.00 200.0%
Four Calling Birds 280.00 400.00 396.00 -1.0%
Five Gold Rings 275.00 361.25 255.00 -29.4%
Six Geese-a-Laying 150.00 150.00 210.00 40.0%
Seven Swans-a-Swimming 7,000.00 3500.00 3500.00 0.0%
Eight Maids-a-Milking 26.80 41.20 41.20 0.0%
Nine Ladies Dancing 1511.50 4230.89 4400.13 4.0%
10 Lords-a-Leaping 1679.45 3921.44 4039.08 3.0%
11 Pipers Piping 770.56 1982.40 2053.20 3.6%
12 Drummers Drumming 834.78 2147.60 2224.30 3.6%Total Christmas Price Index $12,623.10 $16,885.28 $17,296.91 2.4%
% changeTrue cost of Christmas in
song $62,427.10 $65,264.28 $66,334.46 1.6%
% change“Core” index, excluding swans $13,385.28 $13,796.91 3.1%
Internet
% Change
2003 2004 2004/03
One Partridge in a Pear Tree $171.67 $147.50 -14.1%
Partridge 66.67 67.50 1.2%
Pear Tree 105.00 80.00 -23.8%
Two Turtle Doves 100.00 105.00 5.0%
Three French Hen 172.50 202.50 17.4%
Four Calling Birds 330.00 429.00 30.0%
Five Gold Rings 183.75 240.00 30.6%
Six Geese-a-Laying 375.00 600.00 60.0%
Seven Swans-a-Swimming 4620.00 6125.00 32.6%
Eight Maids-a-Milking 296.00 296.00 0.0%
Nine Ladies Dancing 6450.00 6,600.00 2.3%
10 Lords-a-Leaping 10122.85 10,629.00 5.0%
11 Pipers Piping 1600.00 1,650.00 3.1%
12 Drummers Drumming 687.50 712.50 3.6%Total Christmas Price Index $25,109.27 $27,736.50 10.5%
% changeTrue cost of Christmas in song $101,206.09 $115,460.50 14.1%
% change“Core” index, excluding swans $20,489.27 $21,611.50 5.5%
SOURCE The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
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