{
  "id": "us-food-prices-hourly-wages",
  "name": "US Food Prices in Hourly Wages",
  "title": "US Food Prices in Hourly Wages",
  "description": "62 data points showing how many hours of work were needed to buy specific foods in the US from 1919 to 2013.",
  "category": "finance",
  "source": "https://github.com/owid/owid-datasets",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/owid/owid-datasets",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 62,
  "columns": [
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      "key": "food_item",
      "label": "Food Item",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "year",
      "label": "Year",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "hourly_wages_required",
      "label": "Hourly Wages Required",
      "type": "number"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "food_item": "Bacon (lb.)",
      "year": 1901,
      "hourly_wages_required": 1.4375
    },
    {
      "food_item": "Bacon (lb.)",
      "year": 1918,
      "hourly_wages_required": 1
    },
    {
      "food_item": "Bacon (lb.)",
      "year": 1934,
      "hourly_wages_required": 2
    },
    {
      "food_item": "Bacon (lb.)",
      "year": 1950,
      "hourly_wages_required": 2.484375
    },
    {
      "food_item": "Bacon (lb.)",
      "year": 1960,
      "hourly_wages_required": 3.893939394
    },
    {
      "food_item": "Bacon (lb.)",
      "year": 1970,
      "hourly_wages_required": 4.126315789
    },
    {
      "food_item": "Bacon (lb.)",
      "year": 1984,
      "hourly_wages_required": 3.596774194
    },
    {
      "food_item": "Bacon (lb.)",
      "year": 1996,
      "hourly_wages_required": 5.174089069
    },
    {
      "food_item": "Bacon (lb.)",
      "year": 2003,
      "hourly_wages_required": 4.78125
    },
    {
      "food_item": "Butter (lb.)",
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      "hourly_wages_required": 0.851851852
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      "food_item": "Butter (lb.)",
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      "hourly_wages_required": 0.913793103
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    {
      "food_item": "Butter (lb.)",
      "year": 1934,
      "hourly_wages_required": 1.8125
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      "food_item": "Butter (lb.)",
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    {
      "food_item": "Butter (lb.)",
      "year": 1960,
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      "food_item": "Butter (lb.)",
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    },
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      "food_item": "Butter (lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Butter (lb.)",
      "year": 1996,
      "hourly_wages_required": 6.234146341
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      "food_item": "Butter (lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Eggs (dozen)",
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      "food_item": "Eggs (dozen)",
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      "food_item": "Eggs (dozen)",
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      "food_item": "Eggs (dozen)",
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      "hourly_wages_required": 2.65
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      "food_item": "Eggs (dozen)",
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      "food_item": "Eggs (dozen)",
      "year": 1970,
      "hourly_wages_required": 6.426229508
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    {
      "food_item": "Eggs (dozen)",
      "year": 1984,
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    {
      "food_item": "Eggs (dozen)",
      "year": 1996,
      "hourly_wages_required": 11.51351351
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    {
      "food_item": "Eggs (dozen)",
      "year": 2003,
      "hourly_wages_required": 12.33870968
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      "food_item": "Flour (5 lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Flour (5 lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Flour (5 lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Flour (5 lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Flour (5 lb.)",
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      "hourly_wages_required": 4.672727273
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      "year": 1970,
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      "food_item": "Flour (5 lb.)",
      "year": 1984,
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    {
      "food_item": "Flour (5 lb.)",
      "year": 1996,
      "hourly_wages_required": 8.875
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    {
      "food_item": "Flour (5 lb.)",
      "year": 2003,
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      "food_item": "Milk (1/2 gallon)",
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      "hourly_wages_required": 1.642857143
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      "food_item": "Milk (1/2 gallon)",
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      "food_item": "Milk (1/2 gallon)",
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      "food_item": "Milk (1/2 gallon)",
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      "food_item": "Milk (1/2 gallon)",
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    {
      "food_item": "Milk (1/2 gallon)",
      "year": 1996,
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      "food_item": "Pork chops (lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Pork chops (lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Pork chops (lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Pork chops (lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Pork chops (lb.)",
      "year": 1984,
      "hourly_wages_required": 2.81092437
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    {
      "food_item": "Pork chops (lb.)",
      "year": 1996,
      "hourly_wages_required": 3.747800587
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    {
      "food_item": "Pork chops (lb.)",
      "year": 2003,
      "hourly_wages_required": 4.888178914
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    {
      "food_item": "Round steak (lb.)",
      "year": 1901,
      "hourly_wages_required": 1.642857143
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      "food_item": "Round steak (lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Round steak (lb.)",
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      "food_item": "Round steak (lb.)",
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      "hourly_wages_required": 1.691489362
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    {
      "food_item": "Round steak (lb.)",
      "year": 1960,
      "hourly_wages_required": 2.424528302
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    {
      "food_item": "Round steak (lb.)",
      "year": 1970,
      "hourly_wages_required": 3.015384615
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    {
      "food_item": "Round steak (lb.)",
      "year": 1984,
      "hourly_wages_required": 2.298969072
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    {
      "food_item": "Round steak (lb.)",
      "year": 1996,
      "hourly_wages_required": 4.096153846
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    {
      "food_item": "Round steak (lb.)",
      "year": 2003,
      "hourly_wages_required": 3.984375
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  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "US Food Prices in Hourly Wages - Free Download",
    "description": "62 data points showing how many hours of work were needed to buy specific foods in the US from 1919 to 2013. Contains 62 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "US Food Prices in Hourly Wages | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download US Food Prices in Hourly Wages — 62 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 62 records / 3 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from: https://github.com/owid/owid-datasets"
    ]
  }
}