Website: The History of What Things Cost in America: 1776 to Today

Program: Econ Alive! The Power to Choose
Lesson: Measuring the Economy
Type: Lesson Adaptation

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Lesson Adaptation

The cost of living in America has gone up about fifteen fold since the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. Of course, not all prices have risen at the same rate. The website 247wallst.com provides the cost of a variety of items and tracks inflation over the past 200+ years.