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1959
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.53
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.98
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.13
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.26
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1960
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.53
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.81
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.13
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.21
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1961
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.57
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.19
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.14
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.31
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1962
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.57
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.09
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.14
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.28
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1963
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.55
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.87
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.14
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.23
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1964
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.55
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.82
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.14
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.22
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1965
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.67
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.79
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.17
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.46
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1966
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.79
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.62
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.20
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.67
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1967
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.70
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.64
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.18
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.42
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1968
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.68
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.27
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.17
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.33
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