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it was 30 dollars for a loaf of bread in new york
Bread prices vary a great deal depending on where you are and the quality of the bread: In upstate New York on 8/14/10, I paid .90/lb. for a loaf of standard commercial white bread and 2.90/lb for a loaf of good Italian bread.
$90.00
Based on the cost of a conventional loaf of wheat bread today, and running it through the CPI inflation calculator, the last time you could buy a loaf of bread for 5¢ in the USA was about 1900.
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15 cents
Yes, because the fungus may have multiplied in the bag and has grown and will infect the new bread faster.
A loaf of bread sold for $1.05 in 2003. A brand new car could be purchased for $18,000 and the hourly wage was $6.72.
The cost of goods and services has risen substantially since the 1950s. This is due to inflation. For example, a loaf of bread in stores today costs around 3.50 dollars. Back in 1958 in New Jersey, bread cost a meager 0.20 cents.
In New York State, on 9/4/10, I paid $2.50 for a standard loaf of white bread and $2.99 for a loaf of better quality bread; both loaves weigh about 22 oz. (1 lb. 6 oz.).
In Britian, a loaf cost about eight old pence in 1954 - equivalent to nearly 3.5 new pence.
A loaf of bread cost around 22 cents in 1963. Gas was 29 cents per gallon and a new car averaged $3,200. You could buy a new house for around $13,000 and an air conditioner for that house would cost around $150.