What things cost in 1972
24 items · 18 observed in the public record · 6 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1972 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 22p | £4.24 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 87p | £16.76 |
| Bananas / kg | 19p | £3.66 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £1.73 | £33.32 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 10p | £1.93 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 10p | £1.93 |
| Carrots / kg | 16p | £3.08 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 69p | £13.29 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 47p | £9.05 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 25p | £4.82 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 13p | £2.50 |
| Ham / 113g | 15p | £2.89 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 5p | 96.3p |
| Mushrooms / kg | 62p | £11.94 |
| Onions / kg | 11p | £2.12 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 47p | £9.05 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 10p | £1.93 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 35p | £6.74 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 58.9p | £11.34 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 8.4p | £1.62 |
| Oranges / each | 3.1p | 60.3p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 6.8p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 4.9p | 94.4p |
| Tea bags / 250g | 21.7p | £4.18 |