Just for posterity sake I want to journal the differences between the prices on items from when I was child to now. The economy is so bad right now and so many people are losing their homes and jobs, it makes me really sad. THESE ARE ALL AVERAGES
1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
gallon of milk $1.18 $2.22 $2.80 $1.99 $3.50
dozen eggs .53 .90 $1.01 $1.10 $2.00
gallon of gas .36 $1.38 $1.14 $1.46 $3.74
movie ticket $1.65 $2.78 $4.21 $5.66 $7.89
loaf of bread .95 $1.12 $1.25 $1.89 $2.78
postage stamp .08 .18 .29 .34 .42
cost of a new
home $25,000 $68,000 $118,000 $171,000 $213,000
Hershey's
candy bar .10 .25 .45 $1.10 $1.50
Oreos
15 oz. .21 $1.12 $2.19 $2.99 $3.79
Corn Flakes
18 0z. .21 $1.12 $2.19 $2.99 $3.79
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