Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh · per kg · 1980 Verified

£1.48in June 1980 — about £9.13 in today's money.

Price in 1980£1.48
Same money today£9.13
Estimated price today · projected from January 2025£3.96
Change since 1980+168%

Price history

1967–2025 · price per kg · 1980 marked

Record & method

This is an observed price. The Office for National Statistics recorded it in June 1980; 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 - Chicken: roasting, ovn ready, frsh/chilld, Kg
Series: CZOM
Observed: June 1980
Coverage: January 1967 – January 2025
Adjusted by: CDKO · 265.7 → 1638.4 (May 2026)
License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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