This document compares the prices of various common household items from the 1930s to today. It shows that the prices of toasters, radios, gas ranges, washers, refrigerators, eggs, bread, sugar, toilet paper, toothpaste, detergent, body wash, women's dresses, men's suits, purses, and men's shoes have all increased significantly from the 1930s to the 2000s, with some items increasing over 10 times or more in price when adjusted for inflation. Charts and graphs are provided to visually depict the large price increases for these everyday products over the past 70+ years.

1. By Marie Scott
Period 1

2. $80.00
$70.00
$60.00
$50.00
1930's
$40.00
2000's
$30.00
$20.00
$10.00
$0.00
Toaster Radio Clothing Iron
Toaster Radio Clothing Iron
Then $9.95 $9.95 $1.49
Now $70 $25 $80

3. $2,000.00
$1,800.00
$1,600.00
$1,400.00
$1,200.00
1930's
$1,000.00
$800.00 2000's
$600.00
$400.00
$200.00
$0.00
Gas Range Washer Refridgerator
Gas Range Washer Refrigerator
Then $69.95 $59.95 $144.50
Now $800 $600 $2,000

4. •1 dozen eggs
used to cost
$0.18 , now they
$30.00
cost $$2.30
$25.00
•A large loaf of
$20.00
bread cost $0.05
in the 1930's
$15.00
1930’s, and now
it costs $2.50 2000's
$10.00
$5.00
•10lbs. Of sugar
$0.00
now costs
$26.00, but used 12 Eggs Loaf of Bread Sugar (10lb.)
to cost $0.49

5. $25.00
$20.00
•Toilet Paper used to cost
about $0.04 a roll , and now $15.00
it cost $2
1930's
$10.00
2000's
•Toothpaste from then to $5.00
now is from $0.27 to $2.50
$0.00
Toothpaste
Body Wash
Toilet Paper Detergent
•Detergent now has a
$24.78 inflation from 1930
•Body Wash used to cost
$0.06, now it costs $9.00

6. Got a whole in your pocket?
•In 1930 the cost of a $80.00
women’s dress was
$9.95, now it is $70 $60.00
•Men’s suit were $6.98 $40.00
and are now $60 1930's
$20.00 2000's
•A purse today cost about
$0.00
$30, but it used to cost
Men’s Shoes
Women Purse Women
Men’s Suit
only $2
Dresses dress
shoes
•Men’s shoes on average
cost $60, and they used
to cost $3.50
•Women’s dresses used cost $3.45
and now cost somewhere around $25

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<http://www.fredmeyer.com/shop_online/Pages/default.aspx>.