How much did things cost in 1963?
These are some prices of a few items in 1963.
1963 price | Inflation adjusted | |
---|---|---|
Gallon of petrol | 4s 9d | £3.80 |
Pint of beer | 2s 1d | £1.70 |
20 cigarettes | 4s 6d | £3.60 |
Pint of milk | 8½d | 56p |
Dansette Conquest Auto record player | £23 19s 6d | £380 |
19" Philips dual standard black & white TV (Currys) | 69 guineas | £1,200 |
The Daily Mirror newspaper | 3d | 20p |
Average house price | £2,822 | £45,000 |
Pepsi Cola (3 cans) (Spar) | 2s 6d | £2 |
Ford Cortina car | £597 | £9,500 |
Frigidaire SheerLook refrigerator | £39 | £620 |
Morphy-Richards TOS toaster | £5 18s 6d | £94 |
Hoover Constellation 862 vacuum cleaner | £19 12s 6d | £310 |
Dent-o-matic electric tooth brush | £4 4s | £67 |
Kodak Automatic cine camera | £24 10s 2d | £390 |
Skyline 67 tin opener | 1s 10d | £1.50 |
Servis Supertwin - washing machine (Currys) | 77 guineas | £1,300 |
Lec F160 chest freezer | £103 9s 7d | £1,700 |
Rolls-Colston Mk IV dishwasher | £78 15s | £1,300 |
Axminster carpet per square yard | 82s | £65 |
Russell Hobbs K2 electric kettle | £5 5s | £84 |
½lb Stork margarine | 1s 9d | £1.40 |
Aristoc Run Resist No. 1 nylon stockings 15 Denier | 8s 11d | £7.10 |
Coin operated dry cleaning (Bendix) per load | 10s | £8 |
1 cwt of coal delivered | 8s to 12s | £6.40 to £9.60 |
Prices are in pounds, shillings and pence.
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 1963 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1963
By Steven Braggs, November 2021, updated May 2022
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