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What things cost in 1988

19 items · 18 observed in the public record · 1 inflation-estimated

ItemIn 1988Today's money
Apples, dessert / kg77p£3.00
Bananas / kg£1.06£4.13
Beef mince, home-killed / kg£2.89£11.26
Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g46p£1.79
Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g59p£2.30
Carrots / kg66p£2.57
Cheddar cheese / kg£3.00£11.69
Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg£1.74£6.78
Coffee, instant / 100g£1.32£5.14
Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre34p£1.32
Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg52p£2.03
Ham / 113g59p£2.30
Milk, pasteurised / pint26p£1.01
Onions / kg59p£2.30
Oranges / each15p58.4p
Sausages, pork / kg£1.92£7.48
Sugar, granulated / kg54p£2.10
Tomatoes / kg£1.28£4.99
Petrol, unleaded / litre35.6p£1.39
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