What did it cost back then?

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A century of change

Milk, pasteurised
1p '14 65p
+6400% since 1914
Bread, white loaf, unwrapped
1p '14 £1.68
+16700% since 1914
Petrol, unleaded
38p '90 £1.37
+261% since 1990
Cheddar cheese
8p '14 £8.63
+10688% since 1914
Sugar, granulated
3p '14 £1.13
+3667% since 1914
Bananas
16p '67 £1.02
+538% since 1967
Coffee, instant
24p '67 £3.85
+1504% since 1967
Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh
39p '67 £3.78
+869% since 1967
Apples, dessert
11p '53 £2.14
+1845% since 1953

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