Consumer prices; average prices of food, 1800 - 2018
Periods | Beer (euro) | Bread (euro) | Butter (euro) | Cheese (euro) | Coffee (euro) | Eggs (euro) | Margarine (euro) | Milk (euro) | Pork steak (euro) | Potatoes (euro) | Rice (euro) | Stewing steak (euro) | Sugar (euro) | Tea (euro) |
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2018 | 1.48 | 1.16 | 2.04 | 10.98 | 8.73 | 2.47 | 0.77 | 0.90 | 7.26 | 1.33 | 2.02 | 9.32 | 0.68 | 1.16 |
Source: CBS. |
Table explanation
This table contains the average annual prices of fourteen consumer goods since 1800. The average price is calculated according to a chosen quantity which is found in the subject explanations. The quality of some goods changes over the years. The purpose of this table is to present the price of products currently in demand and to give insight into the average price for that year. Alterations are mentioned in the subject explanations.
Data available from 1800 to 2018.
Status of the figures:
All values are definite.
Changes as from 7 November 2019:
This table will no longer be updated.
When will new figures be added?
Does not apply.
Description topics
- Beer
- 1 liter pilsner beer; from a crate
- Bread
- From 2010: 1 loaf of sliced wheat bread; before: 1 loaf of (sliced) white bread
- Butter
- 250 grams unsalted butter
- Cheese
- 1 kilogram matured Gouda cheese
- Coffee
- From 2000: 1 kilogram coffee, extra-fine grind; before: 500 grams coffee
- Eggs
- From 2000: 10 free-range eggs, medium size; Before: 1 egg
- Margarine
- From 2000: 250 grams spreadable margarine in tubs; before: 500 grams margarine
- Milk
- From 2000: 1 litre low-fat milk; before: 1 litre whole milk
- Pork steak
- 1 kilogram pork steak
- Potatoes
- From 2000: 1 kilogram waxy potatoes; before: 1 kilogram potatoes
- Rice
- 1 kilogram white rice; long-grain
- Stewing steak
- 1 kilogram stewing steak
- Sugar
- 1 kilogram sugar
- Tea
- From 2000: 25 bags (approximately 2 grams per bag) of black tea; before: 80 grams English tea