Using the website - http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/
For the first amount it comes up with this : 'Current data is only available till 2008. In 2008, £12500 0s 0d from 1949 was worth: £330,731.33 using the retail price index £326,264.24 using the GDP deflator £992,916.67 using the average earnings £1,155,910.16 using the per capita GDP £1,417,296.28 using the share of GDP' and the second amount is this : 'In 2008, £70000 0s 0d from 1963 was worth: £1,097,713.29 using the retail price index £1,106,221.86 using the GDP deflator £2,431,385.80 using the average earnings £2,903,728.25 using the per capita GDP £3,321,532.11 using the share of GDP' The website has links describing each measure so you can choose the one most appropriate. On 12/03/2010 14:15, Graham Thirkill wrote: > > What would be todays equivalent of a 1949 £12,500 transfer fee and the same > question to a1963 £70,000 transfer fee. > > Any bright spark got a serious answer. > Thirkers > > > > From: Graham Thirkill > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
