What things cost in 1968
24 items · 16 observed in the public record · 8 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1968 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 20p | £5.18 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 70p | £18.14 |
| Bananas / kg | 16p | £4.15 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 8p | £2.07 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 7.6p | £1.97 |
| Carrots / kg | 8p | £2.07 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 39p | £10.11 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 41p | £10.63 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 22p | £5.70 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 10.6p | £2.75 |
| Ham / 113g | £1.06 | £27.47 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 4.3p | £1.11 |
| Onions / kg | 8.4p | £2.18 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 38p | £9.85 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 7.8p | £2.02 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 28p | £7.26 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 45.1p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £1.12 | £28.10 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 6.5p | £1.62 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 52.5p | £13.19 |
| Oranges / each | 2.4p | 60.3p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 5.2p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 3.8p | 94.2p |
| Tea bags / 250g | 16.7p | £4.18 |