How much did things cost in 1986?

These are the prices of some items from 1987:

1986
price
Inflation
adjusted
Gallon of petrol£1.79£4.50
Bottle of whisky (Teacher's) (Sainsbury's)£7.59£19
Martini Extra Dry Vermouth (Sainsbury's)£2.19£5.50
Heineken 4 cans (Sainsbury's)£1.85£4.60
Pint of beer (bitter)82p£2
20 cigarettes - Lambert & Bulter 100s£1.34£3.40
22" Decca colour TV (Dixons)£249.99£620
Sanyo VHS recorder (Comet)£349.99£870
Sinclair Specturm 2+ 128K (Currys)£159.99£400
Hotpoint fridge-freezer (House of Fraser)£309.90£770
Philips microwave oven (Asda)£119.99£300
Hotpoint Electronic automatic washing machine (House of Fraser)£309.90£770
Mobile phone - Mitsubishi Roamer£2200£5,500
Daily Mirror newspaper18p45p
Average house price£48,000£120,000
250g Country Life butter (Co-op)47p£1.20
100g Sainsbury's Brazilian blend coffee powder99p£2.50
Pint of milk (supermarket) (Co-op)19p 47p
Smiths crisps 6 bag (Co-op)55p£1.40
Pack of 18 size 3 eggs (Tesco)99p£2.50
Irish Cheddar cheese (1lb) (Sainsbury's)99p£2.50
Flora margarine 500g (Asda)61p£1.50
Ford Sierra 1.6L£7,478£19,000

Notes:

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

For a comparison of prices in 1986 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1986

By Steven Braggs, February 2021, updated May 2022

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