Steak, sirloin, boneless · per lb · 1978 Estimated
$2.39in June 1978 — about $12.22 in today's money.
- Price in 1978$2.39
- Same money today$12.22
- Actual price now · June 2026$14.45
- Change since 1978+506%
Price history
Record & method
No price was recorded for 1978. This figure is estimated: we took the earliest observed price (January 1989) and moved it back along the category inflation curve — a back-cast of 11 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
- APU0000703613
- Estimated for
- June 1978
- Coverage
- January 1989 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 65.2 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- Category curve
- CUUR0000SAF11
- Back-cast
- 11 years before the first record · moderate confidence
- License
- Public domain