Potato chips · per 16 oz · 1942 Estimated

$0.41in June 1942 — about $8.50 in today's money.

Price in 1942$0.41
Same money today$8.50
Actual price now · June 2026$6.63
Change since 1942+1498%

Price history

1980–2026 · price per 16 oz · no observations before 1980

Record & method

No price was recorded for 1942. This figure is estimated: we took the earliest observed price (January 1980) and moved it back along the category inflation curve — a back-cast of 38 years. The further back it reaches, the less it should be trusted. Treat it as an approximation, not a historical fact.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
Series: APU0000718311
Estimated for: June 1942
Coverage: January 1980 – June 2026
Adjusted by: CPIAUCNS · 16.3 → 333.952 (June 2026)
Back-cast: 38 years before the first record · very low confidence
License: Public domain

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