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Retail Prices of Selected Foods in U.S.
Cities, 1890–1970
(in cents per unit indicated)
| Year |
Flour
(5 lbs) |
Bread
(lb) |
Round
steak
(lb) |
Bacon
(lb) |
Butter
(lb) |
Eggs
(doz.) |
Milk
(1/2
gal.) |
Oranges
(doz.) |
Potatoes
(10 lbs) |
Coffee
(lb) |
Sugar
(5 lbs) |
| 1970 |
58.9¢ |
24.3¢ |
130.2¢ |
94.9¢ |
86.6¢ |
61.4¢ |
65.9¢ |
86.4¢ |
89.7¢ |
91.1¢ |
64.8¢ |
| 1965 |
58.1 |
20.9 |
108.4 |
81.3 |
75.4 |
52.7 |
52.6 |
77.8 |
93.7 |
83.3 |
59.0 |
| 1960 |
55.4 |
20.3 |
105.5 |
65.5 |
74.9 |
57.3 |
52.0 |
74.8 |
71.8 |
75.3 |
58.2 |
| 1955 |
53.8 |
17.7 |
90.3 |
65.9 |
70.9 |
60.6 |
46.2 |
52.8 |
56.4 |
93.0 |
52.1 |
| 1950 |
49.1 |
14.3 |
93.6 |
63.7 |
72.9 |
60.4 |
41.2 |
49.3 |
46.1 |
79.4 |
48.7 |
| 1945 |
32.1 |
8.8 |
40.6 |
41.1 |
50.7 |
58.1 |
31.2 |
48.5 |
49.3 |
30.5 |
33.4 |
| 1940 |
21.5 |
8.0 |
36.4 |
27.3 |
36.0 |
33.1 |
25.6 |
29.1 |
23.9 |
21.2 |
26.0 |
| 1935 |
25.3 |
8.3 |
36.0 |
41.3 |
36.0 |
37.6 |
23.4 |
22.0 |
19.1 |
25.7 |
28.2 |
| 1930 |
23.0 |
8.6 |
42.6 |
42.5 |
46.4 |
44.5 |
28.2 |
57.1 |
36.0 |
39.5 |
30.5 |
| 1925 |
30.5 |
9.3 |
36.2 |
47.1 |
55.2 |
55.4 |
27.8 |
57.1 |
36.0 |
50.4 |
35.0 |
| 1920 |
40.5 |
11.5 |
39.5 |
52.3 |
70.1 |
68.1 |
33.4 |
63.2 |
63.0 |
47.0 |
97.0 |
| 1915 |
21.0 |
7.0 |
23.0 |
26.9 |
35.8 |
34.1 |
17.6 |
n.a. |
15.0 |
30.0 |
33.0 |
| 1910 |
18.0 |
n.a. |
17.4 |
25.5 |
35.9 |
33.7 |
16.8 |
n.a. |
17.0 |
n.a. |
30.0 |
| 1905 |
16.0 |
n.a. |
14.0 |
18.1 |
29.0 |
27.2 |
14.4 |
n.a. |
17.0 |
n.a. |
30.0 |
| 1900 |
12.5 |
n.a. |
13.2 |
14.3 |
26.1 |
20.7 |
13.6 |
n.a. |
14.0 |
n.a. |
30.5 |
| 1895 |
12.0 |
n.a. |
12.3 |
13.0 |
24.9 |
20.6 |
13.6 |
n.a. |
14.0 |
n.a. |
26.5 |
| 1890 |
14.5 |
n.a. |
12.3 |
12.5 |
25.5 |
20.8 |
13.6 |
n.a. |
16.0 |
n.a. |
34.5 |
NOTE: n.a. = not available.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970,
Bicentennial Edition, Part 2.
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