How much did things cost in 1952?

These are some prices of a few items in 1952.

	1952 price	Inflation adjusted
Gallon of petrol	4s 3d	£4.70
Pint of beer (bottled) [*]	1s 9½d	£2
20 cigarettes	3s 7d	£4
Loaf of bread (white, unwrapped) [*]	7d	65p
Loose leaf tea [*] 4oz	1s 1¼d	£1.20
Sugar 1lb [*]	7½d	69p
Pint of milk [*]	6½d	60p
Butter ½lb [*]	1s 6d	£1.70
Cheddar cheese 1lb [*]	2s 2d	£2.40
Margarine 1lb [*]	1s 4d	£1.50
Lard 1lb [*]	1s 6d	£1.70
Eggs 1 dozen [*]	4s	£4.40
Potatoes lb [*]	2d	19p
Cabbages lb [*]	4½d	42p
Onions lb [*]	6d	56p
Oranges lb [*]	1s ¾d	£1.10
Cocoa lb [*]	3s 8d	£4.10
Coal - 1cwt [*]	5s 2½d	£5.80
Murphy V200A 12" television	£72 10s	£1,600
Cossor Model 501 Silver Jubilee 'Melody Maker' radio	£19 2s 11d	£430
Qualcast push lawn mower	94/-	£100
The Daily Mirror newspaper	1½d	14p
Average house price	£1,891	£42,000
Ford Anglia car	£313 10s	£7,000
Ideal refrigerator	£49 14s 4d	£1,100
Hoover washing machine	£42 7s	£940
Hoover Junior vacuum cleaner	£24	£530

Some shops priced more expensive items in guineas. A guinea is one pound and one shilling or £1.05.

The inflation adjusted prices are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

For a comparison of prices in 1952 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1952

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