Bread, white loaf, unwrapped · per 800g · 1946 Verified

1.7pin January 1946 — about £1.03 in today's money.

Price in 19461.7p
Same money today£1.03
Estimated price today · projected from January 2025£1.76
Change since 1946+10258%

Price history

1914–2025 · price per 800g · 1946 marked

Record & method

This is an observed price. The Office for National Statistics recorded it in January 1946; 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 1946
Coverage: January 1914 – January 2025
Adjusted by: CDKO · 27 → 1643.1 (June 2026)
License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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