The nominal average wage for non-supervisory workers in

The nominal average wage for non-supervisory workers in the U. S. in 1975 was $4. 87 per hour In 2011 dollars, that’s $20. 16 per hour Today’s nominal average wage for non-supervisory workers in the U. S is $19. 00 per hour

1975 (2011 $$s) dozen eggs $3. 19. 16 hrs gallon whole milk $6. 50 0. 32 hrs pound of $3. 38 [1978] ground beef 0. 20 hrs Today $1. 58 0. 8 hrs $3. 62 0. 19 hrs $2. 77 0. 15 hrs

1975 (2011 $$s) Today whole chicken/lb $3. 35 [1978] 0. 18 hrs $1. 31 0. 07 hrs butter/lb $4. 54 [1978] 0. 24 hrs $3. 61 0. 19 hrs large tomatoes/lb $1. 67 [1978] 0. 10 hrs 7. 5 ozs. toothpaste $4. 42 [1970] 0. 17 hrs $1. 92 0. 10 hrs $2. 19 0. 12

$151. 03 7. 5 hrs

$23. 69 1. 2 hrs 12 -cup

$3, 103. 97 154 hrs

$239. 00 12. 6 hrs 32” HD LCD 720 p

$1, 220. 79 61. 6 hrs

$149 7. 8 21. 6” LCD HD 720 p

$405. 41 20. 1 hrs $322. 63 16 hrs

$109 5. 7 hrs 13” LCD HD 720 p

$246. 27 12. 2 hrs

$11. 00 0. 58 hrs or, 35 mins available at Amazon. com

$246. 27 12. 2 hrs

$179 9. 4 hrs (8 GG costs 7. 8 hrs) i. Pod Nano 16 GB

The least-pricey turntable: $163. 45 8. 1 hrs

$115. 44 6. 1 hrs Sony 5 -disc CD player

$1, 054. 73 57. 3 hrs

$999 52. 6 hrs Mac. Book Air

$1, 436. 22 71. 3 hrs

$92. 00 4. 8 hrs 12. 0 mp

$815. 37 40. 5 hrs But you today can’t buy a soundless video camera, so. . .

Projector $1, 233. 20 61. 2 hrs Sound camera & Projector (& screen) $2, 069. 44 102. 7 hrs

$42. 90 2. 3

for Jordan Weingarten

least-pricey one: $411. 83 20. 4 hrs

$17. 53 0. 92 hrs least-pricey one at Amazon. com (It’s an Emerson)

$860. 70 42. 7 hrs

$207 10. 9 hrs available from Business. Supply. com =

$168. 66 8. 4 hrs

$68. 70 3. 6 hrs Bridgestone Potenza 165/13

$786. 19 38. 4 hrs 40, 000 BTU, 2 burner

$118 6. 2 40, 000 BTU, 2 burner gas

$249 13. 1 62, 000 BTU 5 -burner gas

$1, 820. 93 90. 3 hrs 0. 9 cu. ft. , 600 watts

$58 3. 1 hrs 0. 9 cu ft. , 900 watts

$910. 36 45. 2 hrs $786. 19 39 hrs 0. 6 cu. ft. , 400 watts

$45 2. 4 hrs Wal-Mart’s lowest-priced 0. 7 cu. ft. , 700 watts

$1, 241. 48 61. 6 hrs

$747. 11 39. 3 Wal-Mart’s most expensive; high-capacity washer

$827. 58 41. 1 hrs

$349 18. 4 hrs Home Depot’s leastpricey standardsized washer (Admiral)

Sears*Best $2, 814. 28 139. 6 hrs 22. 1 cu. ft.

$1, 124. 10 59. 2 hrs 21. 9 cu. ft. , G. E. at Home Depot

$717. 30 37. 8 hrs 25. 2 cu. ft. , Maytag at Home Depot’s leastpricey model

$3, 149. 10 165. 7 hrs 25. 5 cu ft. , GE Profile Home Depot’s most pricey model

$765. 50 38 hrs 6. 6 hrs per cubic foot 5. 78 cu. ft.

$299 15. 7 hrs 3. 08 hrs per cubic foot 5. 1 cu. ft. , Magic Chef compact refrigerator

$661. 82 32. 9 hrs 10’ x 14’

$97 5. 1 hrs sleeps 9 adults 10’ x 18’

$140. 68 7 hrs

$49. 99 2. 6 hrs

$2, 069. 27 102. 7 hrs

$698 36. 7 hrs GE 30” electric range with oven at Home Depot

$682. 72 33. 9 hrs

$65. 99 3. 5 hrs Eureka

$289. 52 14. 4 hrs

$21. 88 at Amazon. com 1. 2 hrs

$94. 58 4. 7 hrs

$4. 50 at Amazon. com 0. 24 hrs or, 14. 4 minutes

$70. 32 3. 5 hrs

$29. 99 1. 6 hrs at Ikea

$972. 45 68. 8 hrs

$899 47. 3 Home Depot’s priciest

SEARS*BEST $1, 407. 04 70. 8 hrs $868. 97 43. 1 hrs

$199 10. 5 hrs Standard-size dishwasher; first to appear on Home Depot’s webpage

$269 14. 2 hrs GE dishwasher at Home Depot

$899 47. 3 hrs Home Depot’s most-pricey standard dishwasher (It’s a GE)

$248. 30 (the bottom one) 12. 3 hrs

$67 3. 5 hrs

$41. 35 2. 1 hrs

$29. 99 1. 6 hrs polyester/rayon at Target