www.wbjournal.com • Worcester Business Journal 85
25 YEARS: THEN & NOW
Prices: Then and Now
How have some prices changed in the last 25 years?
Here's a sampling:
1990 2014 Increase
Adult admission to
Worcester Art Museum
$3.50 $14 300%
Source: Worcester Art Museum
A makeover at St. Cyr
Salon and Spa, Worcester
Source: WBJ, St. Cyr Salon and Spa
$16 $60 275%
1 gallon, unleaded
regular gasoline
Souces: AAA, Statistical Abstract
$1.16 $3.48 200%
Average price of a
concert at Mechanics Hall
$20 $49 145%
Souces: WBJ, Mechanics Hall
1 dozen eggs
$0.90 $1.95 117%
Sources: U.S. Labor Dept.
Weekend lift ticket at
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
$29 $63 117%
Source: Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
Movie ticket at Showcase
Cinemas, Worcester
$5.75 $11.50 100%
Source: Showcase Cinemas
First-class postage stamp
$0.25 $0.49 96%
Source: United States Postal Service
1 pound of white flour
$0.24 $0.47 96%
Sources: Statistical Abstract; U.S. Labor Dept.
One night's stay at
Beechwood Hotel, Worcester
$119 $179 50%
Source: Beechwood Hotel
Cover price of WBJ
$1.75 $2.00 14%
1 pound of white bread
$0.70 $1.62 131%
Sources: Statistical Abstract; U.S. Labor Dept.
1 pound of red delicious apples
$0.77 $1.83 138%
Sources: Statistical Abstract; U.S. Labor Dept.
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Monthly rent for two-
bedroom apartment
$650 $1,135 75%
Source: Royal Worcester Apartments, Worcester
200%
1 gallon of residential fuel oil
$1.27 $4.12 224%
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Inflation rate: 1989 - 2014 = 82%
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