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Average Cost Of New Home Homes:

1930 $3,845.00 , 1940 $3,920.00, 1950 $8,450.00 , 1960 $12,700.00 ,

1970 $23,450.00 , 1980 $68,700.00 , 1990 $123,000.00 , 2008 $238,880

Average Wages:

1930 $1,970.00 , 1940 $1,725.00, 1950 $3,210.00 , 1960 $5,315.00 ,

1970 $9,400.00 , 1980 $19,500.00 , 1990 $28,960.00 , 2008 $40,523

Average Cost of New Car:

1930 $600.00 , 1940 $850.00, 1950 $1,510.00 , 1960 $2,600.00 ,

1970 $3,450.00 , 1980 $7,200.00 , 1990 $16,950.00 , 2008 $27,958

Average Cost Gallon Of gas:

1930 10 cents , 1940 11 cents , 1950 18 cents , 1960 25 cents ,

1970 36 cents , 1980 $1.19 , 1990 $1.34 , 2009 $2.051

Average Cost Loaf of Bread:

1930 9 cents , 1940 10 cents , 1950 12 cents , 1960 22 cents ,

1970 25 cents , 1980 50 cents , 1990 70 cents , 2008 $2.79

Average Cost 1lb Hamburger Meat:

1930 12 cents , 1940 20 cents , 1950 30 cents , 1960 45 cents ,

1970 70 cents , 1980 99 cents , 1990 89 cents , 2009 $3.99

Average Cost of 1/25 scale car model kit:

1930 N/A , 1940 N/A , 1950 N/A , 1960 ??? , 1970 ???, 1980 ???,

1990 ??? , 2000 ??? , 2010 $20 or so?

Average Cost of 1/8 scale car model kit:

1930 N/A , 1940 N/A , 1950 N/A , 1960 ??? , 1970 ???, 1980 ???,

1990 ??? , 2000 ??? , 2010 ???

Someone please copy & paste this & fill in the kit prices!

It would be interesting to know the tax proportion per average wage over the decades.

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