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A loaf of local chain store bread was about 55 dents, brand name, probably still local, 79 cents. A pack of cigarettes was a dollar. A six pack of generic beer was 99 cents. A three dozen box of Trojan brand condoms was seven dollars. A pair of shoes at a discount store was seven dollars. Gasoline was about $1.20 a gallon. The gas price is the most telling. It is about equivalent or a little less than what we pay today ($3.00). Chicken was about the same price, or a little cheaper, 70-90 cents a pound whole. And I can still find bread for less than 70 cents a loaf. What went up most in price was sin: alcohol, cigarettes and condoms. 600%, and 700% for cigarettes and beer and about the same for condoms, although I haven't seen a three dozen box in ages.
Here's a site I just found that compares prices from the past to the present or in some cases just to a certain year.
http://qrc.depaul.edu/djabon/cpi.htm
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How much did a loaf of bread cost in 1947?
The cost of a loaf of bread in 1957 was 19 cents. The cost of a loaf of bread in 1957 was 19 cents.
Cost of loaf of bread 1998?
The average price of a loaf of bread was about $.99
How much did a loaf a bread cost in 2005?
The price of bread varies depending on the type of purchased and the brand. Five years ago you could purchase a loaf of bread for about a dollar.
How much is a loaf of bread in 1952?
In 1952 a loaf of bread cost 16 cents
How much did a loaf of bread cost in the Great Depression?
a loaf of bread cost 9 cents
How much did a loaf bread cost in 2002?
A loaf of bread in 2002 cost about $1.14.
What does a loaf of bread cost on Prince Edward island?
a good quality loaf of bread cost $4.65 you can buy cheap bread for $3.00 per loaf.
In the US What was the price of a loaf of bread in 1954?
A loaf of bread cost 17 cents in 1954.
How much did a loaf of bread cost in 1947?
The cost of a loaf of bread in 1957 was 19 cents. The cost of a loaf of bread in 1957 was 19 cents.
What was the price of a loaf of bread in 1986?
In the year of 1994, one loaf of bread would have cost about $1.59. Now a day, in 2014, one loaf of bread will cost consumers about $2.42.
Cost of loaf of bread 1998?
The average price of a loaf of bread was about $.99
How much did a loaf a bread cost in 2005?
The price of bread varies depending on the type of purchased and the brand. Five years ago you could purchase a loaf of bread for about a dollar.
How much is a loaf of bread in 1952?
In 1952 a loaf of bread cost 16 cents
What doesa loaf of bread cost on Prince Edward island?
Good quality bread cost 4.65 per loaf
How much did a loaf of bread cost in the Great Depression?
a loaf of bread cost 9 cents
Average cost of loaf bread?
$2.19 a loaf average £1.20p in the UK
How much did a loaf of bread cost in the 1980?
$2 dollars a loaf.
