Chicken, whole · per lb · 1981 Verified
$0.72in June 1981 — about $2.65 in today's money.
- Price in 1981$0.72
- Same money today$2.65
- Actual price now · June 2026$2.04
- Change since 1981+183%
Price history
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1981; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- APU0000706111
- Observed
- June 1981
- Coverage
- January 1980 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 90.6 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain