What was the price of a loaf of bread in 1970?

However, in 1970, you could purchase a loaf of bread for the low price of $0.25.
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How much did milk cost in the 1970s?

1970: $1.32 per gallon.
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What were food prices in 1970?

In 1970, a pound of bacon cost 95 cents, a dozen eggs cost 60 cents, bread was priced at 24 cents, 10 pounds of potatoes was 90 cents, coffee was 91 cents and a gallon of orange juice cost 86 cents. And while breakfast in 1970 may have cost you $4.46, lunch for one cost only a buck.
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What was the price of gasoline in 1970?

For the average American, drivers went from paying $0.36 per gallon at the pump in 1970 (which is equal to about $1.72 per gallon in today's dollars) to $1.19 per gallon in 1980 (which is equivalent to about $2.95 per gallon).
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How much was a hamburger in 1970?

In 1970, your burger cost an average of $0.18.

In inflated August 2018 prices, that $0.18 average burger cost would equal $1.20.
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How much was a Big Mac in 1970?

1970s: 65 cents

A vintage McDonald's menu from the 1970s lists Big Macs for just 65 cents each. It's an especially good deal when you think about the fact that an order of fries cost 46 cents, almost as much as the sandwich.
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How much was a steak dinner in 1940?

Today, if you took your date to Keens Steakhouse—one of the most famous steak joints in New York City—a sirloin would set you back $56 per person. In the 1940s and 1950s, however, that same dish at the same restaurant would cost you just $2.25.
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What part of the pig are hot dogs made of?

"The raw meat materials used for precooked-cooked products are lower-grade muscle trimmings, fatty tissues, head meat, animal feet, animal skin, blood, liver and other edible slaughter by-products." Yum!
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What year was cigarettes $0.50 a pack?

Cents‐off promotions of >$0.50/pack were first observed in 2001 and became the majority of cents‐off promotions in 2004.
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How much did a pack of cigarettes cost in 1920?

Cigarettes were 15 cents a pack or two for a quarter. That's 40 cigarettes for 25 cents or eight for a nickel, much cheaper than cigars.
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How much was a pack of cigarettes in 1950?

At a time when cigarettes were still considered safe, they were cheap and widely popular — costing just 25 cents a pack on average in the 1950s.
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When was gas 2 dollars a gallon?

The last time we saw a sustained period of gas below $2 per gallon was all the way back in 2004. According to AAA, the average gas price in America fell to $1.97 on Tuesday, continuing a downward trend that's been going on for weeks. One month ago, the average price for gas in the US was $2.45.
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Who was president during the gas shortage in the 70s?

In April, the Nixon administration announced a new energy strategy to boost domestic production to reduce U.S. vulnerability to oil imports and ease the strain of nationwide fuel shortages.
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What was the highest gas price in the 70s?

1970
  • Absolute gas price: $0.36.
  • Inflation-adjusted price: $2.53 (#24 least expensive year in 85-year span)
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