Tea bags · per 250g · 1989 Verified

£1.02in June 1989 — about £3.68 in today's money.

Price in 1989£1.02
Same money today£3.68
Estimated price today · projected from January 2025£2.77
Change since 1989+171%

Price history

1986–2025 · price per 250g · 1989 marked

Record & method

This is an observed price. The Office for National Statistics recorded it in June 1989; 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 - Tea bags, per 250g
Series: CZNQ
Observed: June 1989
Coverage: February 1986 – January 2025
Adjusted by: CDKO · 455.3 → 1643.1 (June 2026)
License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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