Prices in the Seventies

This is a list of prices as they increased over the years. These are the average price paid, not specific to any brand or region of the country.

We have other pages on this subject for the 80s and 90s.

Item 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Postage Stamp 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.10 0.10
Bread 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.27 0.28 0.28
Milk 1.32 1.32 1.33 1.36 1.39 1.40
Gas 0.40 0.44 0.52 0.65 0.53 0.57
Car $2,500.00 $2,700.00 $3,100.00 $3,200.00 $3,500.00 $3,800.00
Income $8,933.00 $9,111.00 $9,385.00 $9,572.00 $9,668.00 $9,861.00
House $40,000.00 $42,500.00 $46,000.00 $45,250.00 $47,432.00 $51,865.00

Item 1976 1977 1978 1979 1995
Postage Stamp 0.13 0.13 0.15 0.15 0.30
Bread 0.30 0.32 0.33 0.40 1.62
Milk 1.42 1.44 1.44 1.50 2.41
Gas 0.59 0.65 0.77 0.90 1.11
Car $4,100.00 $4,317.00 $4,645.00 $5,012.00 $13,600.00
Income $10,157.00 $10,360.00 $10,671.00 $10,991.00 ~$19,000
House $54,750.00 $58,473.00 $64,370.00 $73,327.00 $119.250.00