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However, this legislation was set to expire in April 2016. As a result, the Post Office retained one cent of the price change as a previously allotted adjustment for inflation, but the price of a first-class stamp became 47 cents: for the first time in 97 years (and for the fourth time in the agency's history) the price of a stamp decreased. [32]
According to research conducted by the AARP, inflation has averaged 4% the past 50 years. With the current inflation rate, things that cost a dollar 50 years ago would approximate cost $7.03 today ...
When you pull up to your favorite fast-food restaurant these days, it’s not uncommon to pay prices that are significantly higher than they were 20 years ago. For example, in 2002, you could ...
Between 1886 and 1959, the price of a 6.5 US fl oz (190 mL) glass or bottle of Coca-Cola was set at five cents, or one nickel, and remained fixed with very little local fluctuation. The Coca-Cola Company was able to maintain this price for several reasons, including bottling contracts the company signed in 1899, advertising, vending machine ...
During the 1980s, the Dow increased 228% from 838.74 to 2,753.20; despite the market crashes, Silver Thursday, an early 1980s recession, the 1980s oil glut, the Japanese asset price bubble, and other political distractions. The index had only two negative years in the 1980s: in 1981 and 1984.
Take a look at various things from 20-30 years ago that have aged over time to become full-on luxuries in the eyes of various Redditors. ... Yeah, So About The Price Of Those Movie Tickets.
The average price in 2012 was $3.618 per US gallon ($0.96/L), the highest ever yearly average as of 31 December 2012. As of 31 December 2012, the average price of gasoline was $3.298/US gal ($0.87/L), with New York at $3.70/US gal ($0.98/L) for the highest in the US, and Colorado at $2.987/US gal ($0.79/L) for the lowest.
Monday marked the 20-year anniversary of Google’s IPO. The stock has appreciated over 6,500% since then. In other words, if you invested $1,000 in Google at its closing price on Aug. 19, 2004 ...