Historical value of money in UK

It was some years since the tables below were compiled – an alternative up-to-date source may be found at the Measuring Worth site

TABLE 1: Evelyn Smith, March 1999 – TABLE 2: David Mowbray, Sept 1997
Example: Something that cost £1 in 1970 would have cost £8.60 in 1998

TABLE 1		TABLE 2
Year	Index	Year	Index
1998	1	1996	1
1990	1.29
1980	2.38
1970	8.6
1960	12.7
1950	17.9
1940	35.8
1930	44.2	1933	30.68
1920	21.8	1920	17.33
1910	56.7
1900	56.7
1890	59.5	1895	53.65
1880	48	1880	40.94
		1879	43.21
1870	45.4	1868	37.04
1860	42.9	1864	42.05
		1856	35.36
1850	58.1	1852	45.76
		1847	34.57
		1844	42.05
1840	43.8	1839	33.82
		1834	42.05
		1831	34.57
1830	49.2	1830	37.94
		1825	31.11
		1822	42.05
1820	41.7	1818	28.29
		1816	32.41
		1813	22.88
1810	33.8	1807	30.5
		1805	28.29
		1803	33.82
1800	36	1801	24.99
1790	64.7
1780	77.2
1770	79
1760	87.7
1750	95.6
1740	87.5	1740	74.08
1730	94.1
1720	88.8
1710	70.7	1710	64.82
1700	84
1690	110	1690	74.08
1680	99.3
1670	97.7
1660	82.4
1650	67.2	1650	64.82
1640	103
1630	94.7
1620	116
1610	112
1600	123
1590	143
1580	165	1580	155.57
1570	188	1570	141.42
1560	213
1550	215
1540	357
1530	334
1520	412	1520 to 1380	388.97
1510	547
1500	600
1475	626
1450	553
1425	517
1400	542
1375	451	1370 &1360	311.14
1350	553	1340	518.53
1325	444	1320	311.14
1300	499	1290	518.53
1275	564	1270	388.97

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