Cheddar cheese · per kg · 1978 Verified

£1.52in June 1978 — about £12.66 in today's money.

Price in 1978£1.52
Same money today£12.66
Estimated price today · projected from January 2025£9.05
Change since 1978+495%

Price history

1914–2025 · price per kg · 1978 marked

Record & method

This is an observed price. The Office for National Statistics recorded it in June 1978; 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 - Cheese: cheddar type, per Kg
Series: CZNW
Observed: June 1978
Coverage: January 1914 – January 2025
Adjusted by: CDKO · 197.2 → 1643.1 (June 2026)
License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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