Bread, white loaf, unwrapped · per 800g · 1939 Verified

1.5pin January 1939 — about £1.42 in today's money.

Price in 19391.5p
Same money today£1.42
Estimated price today · projected from January 2025£1.76
Change since 1939+11646%

Price history

1914–2025 · price per 800g · 1939 marked

Record & method

This is an observed price. The Office for National Statistics recorded it in January 1939; 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 - Bread: white loaf, unwrapped, 800g
Series: CZOG
Observed: January 1939
Coverage: January 1914 – January 2025
Adjusted by: CDKO · 17.3 → 1638.4 (May 2026)
License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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