Ford Cortina £1519 
1974
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What's probably the most informative is the ratio of prices & try and find out if we should use petrol, milk, beer, bread or crisp packet prices as a universal price indicator.
Just noticed avarage house price £10,000
At least TVs are cheaper.
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I saw that.
Payed 14,500 for ours 1989,price today 110,000-115-000, our first tv 1958 b/w half of street in watching cup final other half of street 2 doors upJust noticed avarage house price £10,000
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Beer appears to have gone up by the most? And houses.
The beer price is far too high. In 1974, the average price of Bitter was 15p and Lager 19p.
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Is that in the pub or the shop?
Today's price is £1.80 in the shop or £6 in the pub
That's the pub price. I remember buying Mild for 14p a pint in 1974. Back then bottled beer in a shop was more expensive than draught beer in a pub.
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Same question for the milk
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Pint of beer was less than half the price of a gallon of petrol, that would be around 70p in today's money.
Also the 70's were a time of peak inflation so these were high prices at the time.
Also the 70's were a time of peak inflation so these were high prices at the time.
Are grocery prices higher as there was more corner shop usage and less supermarkets.
So average price would be skewed more towards convenience store prices?
Bear in mind that in 1974 I would only be concerned with how many sweets I could get with 5p
So average price would be skewed more towards convenience store prices?
Bear in mind that in 1974 I would only be concerned with how many sweets I could get with 5p
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Beer in the Union in 1980 was 49p. Dearer in pubs.
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You're confusing gallons and litres, unless your petrol is incredibly cheap
Cars were dear, if you wern't to fussed you could get a trabant for 12/5p
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Doh ! Yes you're right of course - I'm a little confused sometimes...
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