What was the price of a pack of cigarettes in 1980?
It was certainly much cheaper than today, if you adjust the prices you found to inflation they will seem much more reasonable. The graph from Center for Disease Control and Prevention, cdc.gov seems to confirm your findings. –quote– In 1970 Average cost per pack was $0.38 Average tax per pack was $0.18 Tax as a percentage of retail price (on the average) was 46.9% In 2000 Average cost per pack was $3.16 Average tax per pack was $0.76 Tax as a percentage of retail price (on the average) was 23.4% –/quote– An article from the NY Times states that the 1980 price of a pack was $0.63 and that between 1980 and 1990 alone the price of a pack increased by almost 155%.
