What things cost in 1997
24 items · 24 observed in the public record
| Item | In 1997 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | £1.19 | £3.15 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £5.93 | £15.68 |
| Bananas / kg | £1.04 | £2.75 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £3.72 | £9.84 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £8.45 | £22.35 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 53p | £1.40 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 71p | £1.88 |
| Carrots / kg | 59p | £1.56 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £5.32 | £14.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £2.42 | £6.40 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | £2.01 | £5.32 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 61p | £1.61 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 60p | £1.59 |
| Ham / 113g | 91p | £2.41 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 35p | 92.6p |
| Mushrooms / kg | £3.00 | £7.93 |
| Onions / kg | 64p | £1.69 |
| Oranges / each | 20p | 52.9p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 60p | £1.59 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 45p | £1.19 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £3.02 | £7.99 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 76p | £2.01 |
| Tea bags / 250g | £1.33 | £3.52 |
| Tomatoes / kg | £1.23 | £3.25 |