Real food deflation

[gingerjedi]

And chimney sweeps can now afford to drive Mercs.

[Paddy]

At last, Sir Mev is vindicated!!!

Groceries 'cheaper' now than in 1862, Grocer magazine finds

Groceries today cost one-thirteenth of what they did 150 years ago, according to a study from The Grocer magazine.

The magazine applied an inflation measure to the 1862 prices of 33 items including eggs, hot chocolate, bread, grapes, a toothbrush and sherry.

The weekly basket of food, drink and household items priced at £93.95 now would have cost an 1862 shopper £1,254.17 in real terms.

The magazine put the fall down to wage increases and greater imports.

The Grocer carried out the analysis to mark its 150th birthday.

While a Victorian shopper would spend a third of their money on food - today our grocery shop accounts for less than 10% of our weekly expense, it said.

BBC News - Groceries 'cheaper' now than in 1862, Grocer magazine finds

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[AtW]

Also Plasma TVs are way cheaper than it used to be.

[TimberWolf]

Food cheaper, housing more expensive.

[TimberWolf]

Spices and bananas are much cheaper now than in 1862.

[AtW]

At last, Sir Mev is vindicated!!!

Groceries 'cheaper' now than in 1862, Grocer magazine finds

Groceries today cost one-thirteenth of what they did 150 years ago, according to a study from The Grocer magazine.

The magazine applied an inflation measure to the 1862 prices of 33 items including eggs, hot chocolate, bread, grapes, a toothbrush and sherry.

The weekly basket of food, drink and household items priced at £93.95 now would have cost an 1862 shopper £1,254.17 in real terms.

The magazine put the fall down to wage increases and greater imports.

The Grocer carried out the analysis to mark its 150th birthday.

While a Victorian shopper would spend a third of their money on food - today our grocery shop accounts for less than 10% of our weekly expense, it said.

BBC News - Groceries 'cheaper' now than in 1862, Grocer magazine finds