How much did things cost in 1969?
These are prices of some sample items in 1969.
How much were these prices for someone on an average income in 1969? To get a feel for this, I have adjusted them for the increase in incomes from 1969 to today. You can see these adjusted prices in the column 'Income adjusted'.
| 1969 price | Income adjusted | |
|---|---|---|
| Gallon of petrol | 6s 6d | £12 |
| Pint of beer | 2s 9d | £5 |
| 20 cigarettes | 5s 2d | £9.40 |
| Pint of milk | 11d | £1.70 |
| White, wrapped and sliced loaf | 1s 8d (Hansard) | £3 |
| Colour TV rental per week (Granada) | 18s | £33 |
| 23" Ekco black & white TV (Currys) | 75 guineas | £2,900 |
| Hacker VHF Herald portable radio | £29 18s | £1,100 |
| Ronson TB 711 electric tooth brush | £5 19s 6d | £220 |
| Philishave 3 rechargeable electric razor | £17 2s 7d | £620 |
| Dansette Viva record player | £19 4s 8d | £700 |
| The Daily Mirror newspaper | 5d | 76p |
| Average house price | £4,201 | £150,000 |
| Pepsi Cola (Tesco) | 10d | £1.50 |
| ½lb Ty-Phoo Tea (Tesco) | 2s 9d | £5 |
| Ford Cortina car | £830 | £30,000 |
| Electrolux refrigerator (Currys) | 31 guineas | £1,200 |
| Servis Supertwin - washing machine (Currys) | 72 guineas | £2,700 |
| Hoover Keymatic de luxe 3223H - automatic washing machine | £110 | £4,000 |
| Russell Hobbs K2R electric kettle | £7 17s 2d | £290 |
| Family pack of Golden Wonder crisps (Woolworth's) | 1s 9d | £3.20 |
| Nescafé instant coffee 4oz jar | 4s 11d | £8.90 |
| Sainsbury's Red Label loose leaf tea 4oz | 1s 3d | £2.30 |
| Flymo Domestic hover mower | £39 18s | £1,400 |
| Sindy doll | £1 8s 11d | £52 |
| Action Man soldier doll | £1 17s 6d | £68 |
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 income adjusted prices are based on the Bank of England's Three Centuries Macroeconomic Dataset Version 2.3 - 30 June 2016. I have updated the income figures based on the ONS: Series code KAB9, adjusted to bring the figures inline with the Bank of England's.
For a comparison of prices in 1969 adjusted for inflation see Infation adjusted prices for 1969
By Steven Braggs, November 2021, updated May 2022
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