This statement is closed.
Decision: False

Thanksgiving dinner in 2012 will cost 10% more than 2011's did

Ever year the American Farm Bureau Federation publishes results of their retail cost survey for a classic Thanksgiving dinner.

In 2011, the cost of menu items including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings to feed ten people cost $49.20.

This bet statement asserts that the total amount reported in the 2012 survey will be 10% higher, or at least $54.12.

The 2012 report will appear in the Farm Bureau's news feed:

- http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.newsarchives

The 2011 report is available:

- http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news&year=2011&file=nr1110.html

Info

Opening date: Aug. 5, 2012
Bet deadline: Nov. 4, 2012 end of day Eastern Time
Event date: Nov. 12, 2012 end of day Eastern Time
Category: Economics
Total agree bets: 0.95
Total disagree bets: 2.20
Total weighted agree bets: 978.082
Total weighted disagree bets: 2739.095