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This is the Indicator from Planet Money, I'm Darym Woods.

And I'm Stacey Vannick-Smith and it is Thanksgiving.

Every year at the Indicator we check in with one of our very favorite Indicators, the

Thanksgiving Index.

That is right.

The American Farm Bureau tracks the price of about a dozen items that make up Thanksgiving

dinner for 10.

Veronica Nye is a senior economist at the American Farm Bureau.

Of course that includes the turkey.

It also includes pie crust, pumpkin pie, whipping cream, dinner rolls, fresh cranberries,

whole milk, frozen peas, sweet potatoes, a veggie tray, and a, and stuffing.

The Farm Bureau has been tracking the price of Thanksgiving since 1986, when the cost

of a dinner for 10 was $28.74.

But this year, well, let's just say there's a lot to dig into and we'll get into that

after the break.

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The Thanksgiving Index typically doesn't jump around that much, but the last couple of

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