Fun factoid: a loaf of bread was 5 cents in 1915

[steve2470]

For comparison: $2.58 at Walmart

Yes, I know, the comparison is not apples to apples. I don't think any of the prices listed was for a 20 ounce loaf of bread. We also don't know what kind of bread they surveyed in 1915.

If the comparison was totally accurate, the price has risen 5160% in 106 years.

Loaf of bread price in 1915, TABLE B

That's really spectacular inflation in the cost of bread. I'd love to hear from farmers on this (not criticizing or blaming farmers, just curious on their take).

[IcyPeas]

1. and they had to slice it themselves.

[Ocelot II]

2. It was 25 cents in the late '50s.

My mother would give me a quarter and send me to a bakery a few blocks away to buy a large loaf of "buttercrust" bread.

[Marthe48]

3. In 1970 we got a 16 oz. loaf for .10

They were 10 for 1.00 every day at the regional grocery store I shopped at. Reisbeck's, S.E. Ohio

Just plain white bread. It wasn't Nickle's or Wonder Bread.

Before Covid-19 hit, I thought that it was pretty hard to find any item in any store for less than $1. That just seems to be the minimum price for any food product, from a fresh apple to a bag of frozen veggies.

[Ron Obvious]

4. And to get decent bread, it's more like $5 in my experience

Speaking as a fan of Dave's Killer Bread.