Bacon, gammon · per kg · 1979 Verified

£2.47in June 1979 — about £18.48 in today's money.

Price in 1979£2.47
Same money today£18.48
Estimated price today · projected from January 2025£9.59
Change since 1979+288%

Price history

1967–2025 · price per kg · 1979 marked

Record & method

This is an observed price. The Office for National Statistics recorded it in June 1979; we have not adjusted the figure.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), dataset MM23. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Series title: RPI: Ave price - Bacon: Gammon, per Kg
Series: CZOU
Observed: June 1979
Coverage: January 1967 – January 2025
Adjusted by: CDKO · 219.6 → 1643.1 (June 2026)
License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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