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I've escaped from the children's Christmas party in my office to report on an important statistical indicator:

This year, the traditional Christmas CPI runs about $21,080.10. Or so says PNC Wealth Management, which measures the change in cost of living by indexing the gifts from the seasonal song "The Twelve Days of Christmas." It appears as though, despite bearish commodity markets, trumpeter swans a-swimming and turtledoves would have been excellent investments. The NYT has the rest here.

Happy Christmas!