Onions · per kg · 1971 Verified

11pin June 1971 — about £2.25 in today's money.

Price in 197111p
Same money today£2.25
Estimated price today · projected from January 2025£1.11
Change since 1971+910%

Price history

1948–2025 · price per kg · 1971 marked

Record & method

This is an observed price. The Office for National Statistics recorded it in June 1971; 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 - Onions, per Kg
Series: CZND
Observed: June 1971
Coverage: January 1948 – January 2025
Adjusted by: CDKO · 80.4 → 1643.1 (June 2026)
License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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