Remember the Good Old Days?

This photograph appeared in The Age on Thursday 24th Aug 2006.

It is a photo of a service station in Fitzroy, an inner suburb of Melbourne.

And no, there is not a "1" missing from the price board. Apparently, this photo was taken in 1989, when petrol was just 47.9 cents a litre.

Here's a couple of other historical price comparisons...

In December 1997, 250g of Milk chocolate typically cost around $2.87. Todays, the price is around $3.67

A kilo of potatoes has risen from $1.42 to $2.42 over the same period