Then vs. now: How prices have changed since 1999!!!

1999 price - - 2010 price - - Change %

1. 
   Observation deck, Empire State Building, adult $4.00 $20.00 400.00%
   
2. Gold, one ounce $279.11 $1,106.00 296.26%
   
3. New York Times daily edition $0.75 $2.00 166.66%
   
4. Slurpee, largest, 7-11 $0.99 $2.12 114.14%
   
5. Superman comic book $1.99 $3.99 100.50%
   
6. Toll (auto), Golden Gate Bridge $3.00 $6.00 100.00%
   
7. Gallon of gasoline $1.30 $2.56 96.92%
   
8. Apple (AAPL) stock, one share $102.81 $198.10 92.69%
   
9. Average ticket price, Boston Red Sox $28.33 $50.24 77.34%
   
10. Cost to raise newborn to age 18 $165,630.00 $291,570.00 76.04%
    
11. Disneyland, one day adult ticket $41.00 $72.00 75.61%
    
12. NYC YMCA summer membership $125 $200 60.00%
    
13. Average expanded basic cable (per month) $31.22 $49.65 59.03%
    
14. Average ticket, NFL Denver Broncos $49.00 $76.65 56.63%
    
15. ATM transaction cost $2.28 $3.54 55.26%
    
16. Babysitting per hour $7-$10 $10-$15 50.00%
    
17. Budweiser, six pack of cans $4.01 $5.99 49.38%
    
    Home value, average $119,600.00 $173,100.00 44.73%
    
18. Electricity per 500 kwh $45.38 $65.21 43.70%
    
19. Movie ticket $5.06 $7.18 41.90%
    
20. Time magazine, newsstand $3.50 $4.95 41.43%
    
21. Aspirin, Bayer, 100-count $3.47 $4.81 38.62%
    
22. Sugar, 5 lb. $2.13 $2.90 36.15%
    
23. Cheerios, one box $3.89 $5.15 32.39%
    
24. Stamp, USPS, 1st class $0.33 $0.44 33.33%
    
25. Cigarettes, Marlboro, per pack, Calif. $4.65 $5.95 27.96%
    
26. Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster $5,595.00 $6,999.00 25.09%
    
27. Average cell phone bill $40.24 $49.57 23.19%
    
28. McDonald's Big Mac $2.50 $2.99 19.60%
    
29. Levi's, men's, 505 $36.99 $44.00 18.95%
    
30. Coca-Cola, one liter $1.14 $1.34 17.54%
    
31. Ty Warner penthouse, Four Seasons, NYC, per night $30,000.00 $34,000.00 13.33%
    
32. Car, Toyota Camry,base model $17,518.00 $19,395.00 10.71%
    
33. Wedding, average cost $18,900.00 $20,398.00 7.93%
    
34. Nike shoes Jordon vs. LeBron James $150.00 $160.00 6.67%
    
35. Gallon of milk $2.88 $3.05 5.90%
    
36. Top 100 Music CD $13.65 $13.98 2.42%
    
37. Bestseller novel, Grisham vs.Patterson $27.95 $27.99 0.14%
    
38. Tom Cruise earnings, per movie $20 million $20 million 0.00%
    
39. Windows 1998 vs Windows 7 $209.00 $199.99 -4.31%
    
40. Coffee, Maxwell House, 34.5 oz. $9.99 $9.49 -5.01%
    
41. Average domestic airfare $329.00 $301.00 -8.51%
    
42. Credit card average APR 15.07% 13.71% -9.02%
    
43. Batteries, AA, 4, Energizer $3.99 $3.49 -12.53%
    
44. Wal-Mart stock $69.12 $52.80 -23.61%
    
45. $100,000 mortgage, 30 year fixed, total cost $265,154.54 $184,549.59 -30.40%
    
46. iMac desktop computer, Apple $1,499.00 $999.00 -33.36%
    
47. Hummel "To Market" #49 figurine $120.00 $79.95 -33.38%
    
48. Martini and Rossi Spumante, 375 ml $12.99 $8.29 -36.18%
    
49. Prime rate 8.50% 3.25% -61.76%
    

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