🛒 Food & Groceries: Price History Since 1980
Track how food & groceries prices have evolved over the decades and what it means for your purchasing power.
Average Labor Multiplier Across Category
0.87x
On average, food & groceries items take 13% fewer labor hours to earn today than in the earliest recorded year.
📦 Items in Food & Groceries
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Eggs
Current Price
$3.17
1984 Price
$1.00
Labor Multiplier
0.85x
per dozen · View full history →
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Bread
Current Price
$1.97
1984 Price
$0.54
Labor Multiplier
0.97x
per loaf · View full history →
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Milk
Current Price
$3.98
1995 Price
$2.48
Labor Multiplier
0.65x
per gallon · View full history →
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Ground Beef
Current Price
$5.39
1984 Price
$1.29
Labor Multiplier
1.12x
per lb · View full history →
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Chicken
Current Price
$2.00
1984 Price
$0.81
Labor Multiplier
0.66x
per lb · View full history →
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Bacon
Current Price
$6.78
1984 Price
$1.86
Labor Multiplier
0.98x
per lb · View full history →
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Coffee
Current Price
$6.32
1984 Price
$2.58
Labor Multiplier
0.66x
per lb · View full history →
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Oranges
Current Price
$6.13
1984 Price
$2.22
Labor Multiplier
0.74x
per lb · View full history →
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Sugar
Current Price
$13.73
1995 Price
$4.57
Labor Multiplier
1.22x
per lb · View full history →