How much did things cost in 1989?

These are the prices of some items from 1989:

1989
price
Inflation
adjusted
Gallon of petrol£1.86£4.10
Bottle of whisky (Bell's) (Tesco)£8.59£19
Bottle of sherry (Harvey's Bristol Cream) (Co-op)£4.49£10.0
Eisberg alcohol free wine (Co-op)£1.95£4.30
French Medium Dry Wine (Red or White) 3 litre box (Tesco)£6.99£16
Pint of beer (bitter)96p£2.10
Pint of lager£1.06£2.40
20 cigarettes£1.50£3.30
51cm Pye colour TV with Fasttext (Co-op)£299.99£670
Citizen TC54 Hand Held 2½" LCD colour TV and radio (Currys)£119.99£270
Philips VHS recorder (Co-op)£299.99£670
Amstrad CPC6128 computer with monitor and keyboard (Dixons)£249.99£550
Indesit fridge-freezer (Currys)£199.99£440
Saisho microwave oven (Dixons)£89.99£200
Hotpoint automatic washing machine (Electricity Board Shop)£269.99£600
Mobile phone - Motorola 9800X£1,765£3,900
Daily Mirror newspaper20-22p44-49p
Average house price£72,000£160,000
250g Tesco Creamery butter53p£1.20
200g Maxwell House coffee (Sainsbury's)£2.79£6.20
Coca-Cola 2 litres (Asda)69p £1.50
Ford Sierra Laser car£9,050£20,000
KP Hula Hoops pack of 6 (Tesco)75p£1.70
Fifteen size 3 eggs (Tesco)74p£1.60
Medium mature English Cheddar cheese (1lb) (Tesco)£1.29£2.90
Flora margarine 500g (Tesco)59p£1.30

Notes:

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

For a comparison of prices in 1989 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1989

By Steven Braggs, February 2021, updated May 2022

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