How much did things cost in 1982?

These are the prices of some items from 1982:

1982
price
Inflation
adjusted
Gallon of petrol£1.64£4.80
Bottle of whisky (White Horse) (Fine Fare)£6.39£19
Bottle of sherry (Harvey's Bristol Cream) (Fine Fare)£2.98£8.80
Kestrel lager 4 cans (Fine Fare)£1.39£4.10
Pint of beer61p£1.80
Pint of milk20p59p
22" Siemens colour TV (Dixons)£299.99£890
Programmable TV games console (Dixons)£39.99£120
Commodore Vic-20 home computer (Dixons)£159.99£470
Le Cel 17 LCD digital watch (W H Smith)£4.99£15
Daily Mirror newspaper14-16p41-47p
Average house price£33,000£98,000
250g Sainsbury's butter44½p£1.30
100g Nescafé coffee (Tesco)94p£2.80
Coca-Cola 2 litre bottle (Key Markets)69p £2
Ford Cortina 1300L 2 door car£4,232£13,000
Indesit fridge-freezer (Comet)£145.95£430
Hoovermatic 504 deluxe twin tub washing machine (Comet)£187.90£560
Bendix 7001 deluxe automatic washing machine (Comet)£227.95£670
Russell Hobbs K2 kettle (Comet)£19.95£59
Goblin Teasmade (Comet)£34.95£100
Smiths crisps, 10 pack (Mainstop)69p£2
Half dozen size 4 brown eggs (Sainsbury's)38½p£1.10
Irish Cheddar cheese (1lb) (Liptons)98p£2.90
Kraft margarine 2kg (Tesco)99p£2.90

Notes:

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

For a comparison of prices in 1982 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1982

By Steven Braggs, February 2021, updated May 2022

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