What things cost in 1952
24 items · 7 observed in the public record · 17 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1952 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 3.1p | £1.33 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 24p | £10.30 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 7.7p | £3.30 |
| Ham / 113g | 88p | £37.75 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 2.7p | £1.16 |
| Onions / kg | 5.5p | £2.36 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 6.4p | £2.75 |
| Apples, dessert / kg | 11p | £4.52 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 42.5p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 10.3p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 27.5p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 68.1p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 5p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 5p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 25.1p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 15.5p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 3.9p | £1.62 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 31.9p | £13.18 |
| Oranges / each | 1.5p | 60.3p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 3.2p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 2.3p | 94.1p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 23.8p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 10.1p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 17.6p | £7.26 |