Price then and now #1
In 1983, a pound of white bread came home from the corner market still warm in its paper sack, the bell over the door jingling behind you and the whole street smelling like the bakery. What do you remember paying for that loaf back then, and how does it stack up against what you see on the shelf today?
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In 1983, a pound of white bread cost about $0.54 on average. In 2025: $1.87. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series APU0000702111.
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