[Hallicrafters] inflation

[LeeCraner at aol.com]

In a message dated 05/29/2008 11:48:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
lrlayton at cox.net writes:

> Those 5 cent amateur radio stamps stamps from 1965 would cost around 35 
> cents in todays money. A Hallicrafters SX-117 that sold for $379 in 1965 would 
> be a whopping  $2584.70  now,  and todays gas at $4.00 would be equivalent to  
> 59 cents a gallon back then. The problem is that the dollar just isn't worth 
> much these days!
> 
> 

Using the above, the USPS rates have increased faster than inflation (i.e. 42 
cents) and gas has increased faster than inflation (1965 price, per my 
recollection was around 30 cents/gallon).  On the other hand, I doubt that you could 
get the SX-117 hand assembled in the US today, with all US components, at 
$2,584.70.

My Marantz 18 FM receiver, circa 1968, was the last Marantz assembled in the 
US.  In 1968 it retailed at $719.  In today's dollars, that's over $4,000.  
Compare that to the price of high end audio equipment being manufactured in the 
US and that's about in the ball park.

We have the advantage today of off shore assembly and high speed automated 
component manufacturing.  

73
Lee WB6SSW


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