Has it seemed like prices have been going up? Check out these 40-year increases.
One huge change during the past four decades: supermarket prices. In 1969, shoppers relied on gigantic Taste advertising spreads to alert them to deals at Kroger, Red Owl, National, Supervalu and Target stores. Compare prices from 1969 to 2009.
1969: 33 cents
2009: $2.19
10-lb. bag Pillsbury's Best Flour
69 cents
$4.99
Can of Festal pumpkin
19 cents
$1.29
2-lb. bag of Ore-Ida Tater Tots
39 cents
$3.59
1 lb. bananas
13 cents
59 cents
3 lb. can of Crisco
69 cents
$4.99
24 oz. bottle of Log Cabin pancake syrup
59 cents
$3.99
3 lb. bag of Red Delicious apples
39 cents
$2.99
15. oz can of SpaghettiOs
17 cents
99 cents
7.25 oz. box of Kraft macaroni and cheese
20 cents
$1.15
1 lb. Bartlett pears
25 cents
$1.69
1 dozen eggs
45 cents
$1.49
1 can Campbell's tomato soup
10 cents
99 cents
1 bunch celery
25 cents
$1.49
46-oz. bottle of V8 juice
39 cents
$3.29
1 lb. butter
69 cents
$3.29
1 lb. Oscar Mayer all-beef wieners
79 cents
$3.69
1 head iceberg lettuce
19 cents
$1.69
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