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V O L . X X X N O. I X A P R I L 2 9 , 2 0 2 4 16 3 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y F O C U S Charting the changes Since 1994, the U.S. has seen at least three wars, three recessions, five presidents and four Boston Red Sox World Series victories. Through it all, prices of bread, milk, houses and a whole lot more have inexorably risen. Here are some graphs that chart the changes. C o m p i l e d B y R e n e e C o r d e s S O U R C E : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN MAINE AVERAGE MILK PRICE IN U.S. CITIES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN MAINE MAINE HOUSE PRICE INDEX AVERAGE BREAD PRICE IN U.S. CITIES AVERAGE NEW VEHICLE PRICE IN U.S. CITIES '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 100 0 120 0% $20K $30K $40K $50K $60K $70K $80K 100 125 250 140 2% 130 1% 500 160 4% 150 3% 125 150 150 175 175 200 200 225 750 170 7% 6% 5% 225 250 1,000 180 10% 9% 8% 250