How much did things cost in 1963?

These are some prices of a few items in 1963.

	1963 price	Inflation adjusted
Gallon of petrol	4s 9d	£3.80
Pint of beer	2s 1d	£1.70
20 cigarettes	4s 6d	£3.60
Pint of milk	8½d	56p
Dansette Conquest Auto record player	£23 19s 6d	£380
19" Philips dual standard black & white TV (Currys)	69 guineas	£1,200
The Daily Mirror newspaper	3d	20p
Average house price	£2,822	£45,000
Pepsi Cola (3 cans) (Spar)	2s 6d	£2
Ford Cortina car	£597	£9,500
Frigidaire SheerLook refrigerator	£39	£620
Morphy-Richards TOS toaster	£5 18s 6d	£94
Hoover Constellation 862 vacuum cleaner	£19 12s 6d	£310
Dent-o-matic electric tooth brush	£4 4s	£67
Kodak Automatic cine camera	£24 10s 2d	£390
Skyline 67 tin opener	1s 10d	£1.50
Servis Supertwin - washing machine (Currys)	77 guineas	£1,300
Lec F160 chest freezer	£103 9s 7d	£1,700
Rolls-Colston Mk IV dishwasher	£78 15s	£1,300
Axminster carpet per square yard	82s	£65
Russell Hobbs K2 electric kettle	£5 5s	£84
½lb Stork margarine	1s 9d	£1.40
Aristoc Run Resist No. 1 nylon stockings 15 Denier	8s 11d	£7.10
Coin operated dry cleaning (Bendix) per load	10s	£8
1 cwt of coal delivered	8s to 12s	£6.40 to £9.60

Some shops priced more expensive items in guineas. A guinea is one pound and one shilling or £1.05.

The inflation adjusted prices are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

For a comparison of prices in 1963 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1963

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