How much did things cost in 1983?

These are the prices of some items from 1983:

1983
price
Inflation
adjusted
Gallon of petrol£1.76£5
Bottle of whisky (Teacher's) (Liptons)£6.89£19
Bottle of sherry (Harvey's Bristol Cream) (Liptons)£3.25£9.20
Kestral lager 4 cans (Liptons)£1.35£3.80
Pint of beer67p£1.90
20 cigarettes - John Player King Size, Extra Mild£1£2.80
Pint of milk21p59p
Prescription£1.40£4
22" Toshiba colour TV (Currys)£319.95£900
Panasonic VHS recorder (Currys)£399.95£1,100
Commodore 64 computer (Dixons)£199.95£560
Daily Mirror newspaper16p45p
Average house price£36,000£100,000
250g Lurpack butter (Fine Fare)47½p£1.30
100g Nescafé coffee (Tesco)£1.05£3
Can of Pepsi cola (Fine Fare)14½p 41p
Ford Sierra 1.6L 5dr car£5,743£16,000
Carlton fridge-freezer (Currys)£169.94£480
Servis automatic washing machine (Currys)£289.95£820
6 packs of crisps (Tesco)47p£1.30
Irish Cheddar cheese (1lb) (Fine Fare)88p£2.50
Flora margarine 250g (Liptons) 31p87p

Notes:

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

For a comparison of prices in 1983 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1983

By Steven Braggs, February 2021, updated May 2022

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