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Cost of Christmas Past

Christmas is coming; the cost keeps going up... Put a year in the box – to see by how much!

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The cost of Christmas

The cost of

Christmas dinner

In today's money that's
Christmas Dinner

Cooked Ham (sliced)

Streaky Bacon (400g)

Pork Sausages (400g)

Roasting chicken (frozen - oven ready) (2kg)

Potatoes (white & loose)

New Potatoes (in season)

Green Cabbage

Cauliflower (each)

Carrots

Brussel Sprouts (500g)

Peas (500g)

Broccoli (330g)

Oranges (each)

Pint of Lager (draught)

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than today's price

The cost of the

best-selling Christmas present

In today's money that's

than the average cost of the best-selling present

The cost of

a Christmas tree

In today's money that's
Christmas Tree

than today's price

The cost of

a lump of Christmas coal

In today's money that's
Christmas Coal

than today's price

The best and worst years

The best Year to buy

In 2004 Christmas Dinner cost

£33.20

In 1995 POGs cost

£0.88

In 2017 a 6ft Christmas tree cost

£19.99

In 2017 an orange cost

£0.30

In 1968 a pint of lager cost

£2.10

In 1969 a lump of coal cost

£0.14

The worst Year to buy

In 1975 Christmas Dinner cost

£55.93

In 2005 an Xbox 360 cost

£415.61

In 1977 a 6ft Christmas tree cost

£211

In 1974 an orange cost

£0.99

In 2017 a pint of lager cost

£3.58

In 2010 a lump of coal cost

£0.50

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The cost of Christmas past explained

We used data from Office for National Statistics, the National Archives and Retromash to calculate the cost for . Of course, only you will know the true value of that Christmas.

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