Just saw this in the 2014 Farmers’ Almanac, and added some updates from the *Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1914
- Car: $500
- House: $3,500
- Milk: $.32
- Bread: $.06
- Gas: $.12
1939
- Car: $750
- House: $4,000
- Milk: $.23
- Bread: $.09
- Gas: $.10
1964
- Car: $3,500
- House: $20,000
- Milk: $.49
- Bread: $.22
- Gas: $.30
1989
- Car: $12,000
- House: $100,000
- Milk: $2.30
- Bread: $.61
- Gas: $1.12
2012*
- Car: $30,303
- House: $146,000
- Milk: $3.45
- Bread: $1.43
- Gas: $3.61
Your mileage may vary in Whitehall, Ohio…
