A couple of interesting links about inflation:
Pdf warning. Price of basic commodities 1890 to 1970 (including flour), page 31 of the pdf or 213 from the original book.
For 6 lb. of flour 1970=58.9 cents, 1892=14.0 cents.
Hat tip: food time line :
Also here is the latest data on flour prices from BLS:
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Series Id: APU0000701111
Area: U.S. city average
Item: Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
2007 0.346 0.356 0.357 0.354 0.351 0.350 0.353 0.355 0.360 0.355 0.388 0.398
2008 0.421
Available here is the price of silver from 1792 to 1999.
oil prices from 1861 to 2006
the oil embargo
While here is a list of wars.
The price tracks nicely. Also you can see the oil embargo and Iraq-Iran war.
