{"id":127501,"date":"2010-01-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/how-prices-have-changed-since-1999-2010-1"},"modified":"2010-01-02T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-02T15:00:00","slug":"how-prices-have-changed-since-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/127501","title":{"rendered":"How Prices Have Changed Since 1999"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wallet Pop’s Tom Barlow<\/a> put together the below compilation of price difference on various items since 1999. <\/p>\n

The idea that a single index or indicator (like CPI) or even a data-massaging index (like CPI ex Food and Energy) can give us an accurate depiction of inflation and deflation is laughable …<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Product<\/strong><\/td>\n1999 price<\/strong><\/td>\n2009 price<\/strong><\/td>\nChange<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Observation deck, Empire State Building, adult<\/td>\n$4.00<\/td>\n$20.00<\/td>\n400.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold, one ounce<\/td>\n$279.11<\/td>\n$1,106.00<\/td>\n296.26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York Times<\/em> daily edition<\/td>\n$0.75<\/td>\n$2.00<\/td>\n166.66%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slurpee, largest, 7-11<\/td>\n$0.99<\/td>\n$2.12<\/td>\n114.14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Superman comic book<\/td>\n$1.99<\/td>\n$3.99<\/td>\n100.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toll (auto), Golden Gate Bridge<\/td>\n$3.00<\/td>\n$6.00<\/td>\n100.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gallon of gasoline<\/td>\n$1.30<\/td>\n$2.56<\/td>\n96.92%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

See dozens more at The Reformed Broker »<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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