Data Item | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Ten pounds of potatoes | 3.53 | 3.56 | 3.59 | 3.62 | 3.65 | 3.68 | 3.71 | 3.74 | 3.77 | 3.80 | 3.83 | 3.86 | 3.89 | 3.92 | 3.95 | 3.98 | 4.01 | 4.04 | 4.07 | 4.10 | 4.13 | 4.16 | 4.19 | 4.22 | 4.25 | 4.29 | 4.32 | 4.35 | 4.38 | 4.41 | 4.44 | 4.47 | 4.50 | 4.53 | 4.56 | 4.59 | 4.62 | 4.65 | 4.68 | 4.71 | 4.74 | 4.77 | 4.80 | 4.83 | 4.86 | 4.89 | 4.92 | 4.95 | 4.98 | 5.01 | 5.04 | 5.07 | 5.10 | 5.13 | 5.16 | 5.19 | 5.22 | 5.25 | 5.28 | 5.31 | 5.34 | 5.37 | 5.40 | 5.43 | 5.46 | 5.49 | 5.52 | 5.55 | 5.58 | 5.61 | 5.64 | 5.67 | 5.70 | 5.73 | 5.76 | 5.80 | 5.83 | 5.86 | 5.89 | 5.92 | 5.95 | 5.98 | 6.01 | 6.04 | 6.07 | 6.10 | 6.13 | 6.16 | 6.19 | 6.22 | 6.25 | 6.28 | 6.31 | 6.34 | 6.37 | 6.40 | 6.43 | 6.46 | 6.49 | 6.52 | 6.55 |
A pound of ground coffee | 8.01 | 7.95 | 7.89 | 7.82 | 7.76 | 7.70 | 7.64 | 7.58 | 7.51 | 7.45 | 7.39 | 7.33 | 7.27 | 7.20 | 7.14 | 7.08 | 7.02 | 6.96 | 6.89 | 6.83 | 6.77 | 6.71 | 6.65 | 6.58 | 6.52 | 6.46 | 6.40 | 6.34 | 6.27 | 6.21 | 6.15 | 6.09 | 6.03 | 5.96 | 5.90 | 5.84 | 5.78 | 5.72 | 5.65 | 5.59 | 5.53 | 5.47 | 5.41 | 5.34 | 5.28 | 5.22 | 5.16 | 5.10 | 5.03 | 4.97 | 4.91 | 4.85 | 4.79 | 4.72 | 4.66 | 4.60 | 4.54 | 4.48 | 4.41 | 4.35 | 4.29 | 4.23 | 4.17 | 4.10 | 4.04 | 3.98 | 3.92 | 3.86 | 3.79 | 3.73 | 3.67 | 3.61 | 3.55 | 3.48 | 3.42 | 3.36 | 3.30 | 3.24 | 3.17 | 3.11 | 3.05 | 2.99 | 2.93 | 2.86 | 2.80 | 2.74 | 2.68 | 2.62 | 2.55 | 2.49 | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.31 | 2.24 | 2.18 | 2.12 | 2.06 | 2.00 | 1.93 | 1.87 | 1.81 |
A dozen eggs | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.42 |
U.S. cost of common food items, 2015 U.S. dollars.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics