Thread: The Way Things Were

• Found these stats when clearing out boxes of old papers, magazines, etc.

Life in Canada -------------- 1962 ------------ ------------------ 1991


Population -------------- 18,583,000 ------------------------- 28,555,500
3 Br. Home-------------- $14,325 ----------------------------- $93,100
Avg Income ------------ $5,448 --------------------------- --- $39,400
New Ford--------------- $2,458 ------------------------------- $18,900
Gas, 1 litre-------------- $.12 --------------------------------- $ .67
Bread -------------------$.41 --------------------------------- $1.85
Milk, 1 litre-------------- $.33 --------------------------------- $1.76

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In 1959, after 2 yrs. in Canada we had a 1957 Chevy, and enough to put a down payment on a 3br. bungalow, in Lethbridge, with a clear view of the mountains, until further development obscured the view.
My salary then was just over $3,000, my OH made somewhat more . The full price of the house was $13,700, but I could fill the trunk of the Chevy with groceries for around $22.
Maybe, they were the 'good old days ':daydreaming:
Liz
If this is not in the correct place Andy, feel free to move it.Cannot get the columns to stay in place so that they are easily read.