How much did things cost in 1978?

These are the prices of some items from 1978:

	1978 price	Inflation adjusted
Gallon of petrol	76p	£3.50
Bottle of whisky (Haig) (Tesco)	£4.15	£19
Bottle of sherry (Harvey's Bristol Cream) (Tesco)	£1.94	£8.90
Watneys Party 4 (Tesco)	99p	£4.50
Watneys Party 7 (Co-op)	£1.65	£7.60
Pint of beer	40p	£1.80
20 cigarettes	57p	£2.60
Pint of milk	12p	55p
Large loaf of bread	28½p-31p	£1.30-£1.40
22" Bush colour TV with remote control and stand (Co-op)	£340.00	£1,600
12" Bush portable black & white TV (Co-op)	£69.95	£320
Daily Mirror newspaper	7p-8p	32-37p
Average house price	£16,000.00	£74,000
½lb Country Life English butter (Fine Fare)	7½p	34p
Nescafé 4oz coffee (Co-op)	£1.07	£4.90
Can of coke (Tesco)	11½p	53p
Ford Cortina car	£2767.00	£13,000
Zoppas fridge-freezer (Currys)	£115.95	£530
Hoover twin tub washing machine (Currys)	£159.95	£740
Hoover automatic washing machine (Currys)	£216.95	£1,000
Golden Wonder crisps (Fine Fare)	12p	55p
Half a dozen size 4 white eggs (Tesco)	22½p	£1
½lb Co-op super soft luxury margarine	16p	74p
Sharp pocket calculator with LCD display	£10.95	£50

Average weekly wages

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

For a comparison of prices in 1978 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1978