What things cost in 1937
24 items · 5 observed in the public record · 19 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1937 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 1.7p | £1.68 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 9p | £8.91 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 3.1p | £3.07 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 1.4p | £1.39 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 2.3p | £2.28 |
| Apples, dessert / kg | 4.6p | £4.52 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 17.7p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 4.3p | £4.26 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 11.5p | £11.33 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 28.4p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 2.1p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 2.1p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 10.5p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 6.5p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 1.6p | £1.62 |
| Ham / 113g | 38.1p | £37.75 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 13.3p | £13.18 |
| Onions / kg | 2.2p | £2.13 |
| Oranges / each | 0.6p | 60.4p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 1.3p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 1p | 94p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 9.9p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 4.2p | £4.19 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 7.3p | £7.26 |