Thread: Fabric price increases: A comparison from 1993
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Old 10-14-2011, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Skittl1321
This http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm says that $5.98 is the same now as $9.38.

Which means fabric prices are about the same as what they were then.
That is fascinating to play with. An apartment we rented for $75.00 a month when we started at WMU would now be almost $500. a month. Our $20.00 wedding gift in 1966 would now be almost $140.00 value! Amazing!!!!
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