Price Comparison Sheet

This price comparison sheet from 1931 provides some insight into the value of items of the period.  Below is a list of what these items would cost today, calculating for inflation:

100# Sugar                              $ 71.77

1 Bbl. Flour                             $ 50.24

10# Meat                                 $ 11.48

1# Baking Powder                  $ 2.58

16 Cakes Laundry Soap          $ 6.89

10# Coffee                              $ 12.92

50# Tin Lard                           $ 71.77

25# Salt                                   $ 4.31

5# Bucket Syrup                     $ 5.02

1 Bottle Ext. Lemon               $ 2.15

1 Bush Meal                            $ 17.22

1 Bag Feed                              $ 17.22

2# Cheese                                $ 5.74

1 Jar. Peanut Butter                $ 2.73

1 Suit Clothes                         $ 172.25

1 Pr. Sunday Shoes                 $ 28.71

1 Can Milk                              $ 1.44

1 Can Salmon                          $ 1.44

1 Pkg. Matches                       $ 1.44

(Total)                                     $502.38

These calculations are based on the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI Inflation Calculator; $1.00 in 1931 is worth $14.35 in 2010.