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What things cost in 1956

19 items · 8 observed in the public record · 11 inflation-estimated

ItemIn 1956Today's money
Apples, dessert / kg11p£4.06
Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g4.4p£1.62
Cheddar cheese / kg35p£12.92
Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg9.2p£3.39
Ham / 113g87p£32.10
Milk, pasteurised / pint3.1p£1.14
Onions / kg5.6p£2.07
Sugar, granulated / kg7.3p£2.69
Bananas / kg11.8p£4.24
Beef mince, home-killed / kg31.3p£11.31
Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g5.7p£2.07
Carrots / kg5.7p£2.07
Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg28.7p£10.34
Coffee, instant / 100g17.6p£6.36
Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre4.5p£1.62
Oranges / each1.7p59.9p
Petrol, unleaded / litre3.6p£1.31
Sausages, pork / kg27.2p£9.81
Tomatoes / kg20.1p£7.24
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