Carlos Mennens <carlos.mennens@gmail.com> writes:
> Does it matter when writing SQL code in PostgreSQL if I use DECIMAL or
> NUMERIC date types for a column named 'price' assuming it's to store
> the associated items actual dollar amount?
No, because they're the same type in Postgres, as you were already told
last week:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2011-12/msg00899.php
regards, tom lane