Historic prices: Morris County, NJ

FAQs about conducting historic price surveys
The prices listed in this survey were published in the [Morristown, New Jersey] Daily Record newspaper, the first fifteen days of various months for each decade, 1900-present. In order to facilitate historic price comparisons, we selected staple items in several popular consumer categories: automobiles, clothing, employment & services, food & beverages, furniture, household & seasonal goods, newspaper, personal care & health, real estate, recreation & amusements.

Whenever possible, we selected items/brands (Hershey's cocoa, Bayer aspirin, Sears Kenmore refrigerator) that are still being manufactured. This makes it possible to take a 1920 "shopping list" to your local supermarket or department store and compare prices.

1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010 2011 2012

Questions?

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10 May 2012