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  "name": "English Wheat Prices and Wages, 1565-1821",
  "title": "English Wheat Prices and Wages, 1565-1821",
  "description": "52 records of annual wheat prices and labourer wages in England from 1565 to 1821 (William Playfair's classic series).",
  "category": "finance",
  "source": "https://github.com/vega/vega-datasets",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/vega/vega-datasets",
  "updated": "2026-04",
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      "year": "1565",
      "wheat": 41,
      "wages": 5
    },
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      "year": "1570",
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      "year": "1600",
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      "year": "1610",
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      "year": "1615",
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      "year": "1630",
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      "year": "1635",
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      "year": "1640",
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    {
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      "year": "1655",
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      "year": "1660",
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      "year": "1665",
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      "year": "1670",
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      "year": "1695",
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    {
      "year": "1700",
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    {
      "year": "1705",
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    {
      "year": "1710",
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    {
      "year": "1715",
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      "year": "1720",
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      "year": "1725",
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      "year": "1740",
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      "year": "1745",
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      "year": "1755",
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      "year": "1760",
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      "year": "1775",
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      "year": "1780",
      "wheat": 46,
      "wages": 21
    },
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      "year": "1785",
      "wheat": 42,
      "wages": 23
    },
    {
      "year": "1790",
      "wheat": 47.5,
      "wages": 25.5
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    {
      "year": "1795",
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      "wages": 27.5
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    {
      "year": "1800",
      "wheat": 79,
      "wages": 28.5
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    {
      "year": "1805",
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    {
      "year": "1810",
      "wheat": 99,
      "wages": 30
    },
    {
      "year": "1815",
      "wheat": 78
    },
    {
      "year": "1820",
      "wheat": 54
    }
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    "title": "English Wheat Prices and Wages, 1565-1821 - Free Download",
    "description": "52 records of annual wheat prices and labourer wages in England from 1565 to 1821 (William Playfair's classic series). Contains 52 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "English Wheat Prices and Wages, 1565-1821 | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download English Wheat Prices and Wages, 1565-1821 — 52 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
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      "Contains 52 records / 3 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from: https://github.com/vega/vega-datasets"
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}