In 2030, at the same rate, you'd be paying £1.18 for the same amount of chocolate.
Then, the final straw - in 2013, the Mars Bar shrunk from 58g > 51g.Īgain, that means that if a Mars Bar was still the same healthy 65g bar that we fondly remember, we'd be paying 76p. Then, in 2008, the size of a Mars Bar fell further, dropping from 62.5g > 59g. In 2002, the weight of a Mars Bar reduced from 65g > 62.5g. Instead, we're left with a 60p bill (87p come 2030) on a bar that's also notoriously shrunk over the years. If the price of a Mars Bar had remained consistent with inflation, we'd be sitting at a fairly bitesize 44p. Long story short, the price of a Mars Bar is fairly depressing: In fact, taking the weight change into account, your favourite nougat, caramel and chocolate treat has sky-rocketed even quicker than our amphibious friend. It's fairly bad news across the world of chocolate as a whole. (As of May 2017, a Freddo sits at +200% in just 17 years). That said, if things carry on like this, we'll need to take out a loan next time we want to sneak some snacks into the cinema.Īnd yes, for your reference, the last time Freddos were 10p was in 2006. The cost of a cinema ticket and a Mars Bar have also shot up well ahead of the rate of inflation, but there's a reason that the Economist picked out a Big Mac to create an Economic Index around - it has remained remarkably consistent with the rate of inflation for the last 15 years. The cornershop-staple that was the Beano comic has skyrocketed in price well ahead of anything else, but the iconic Freddo isn't far behind. Some of the staples of our childhood are being ruined before our eyes - and ruined well ahead of the rate of inflation. The Freddo Index - The State of the British Economy since 2000 WHAT HAPPENED, BRITAIN? WHERE DID WE GO SO WRONG? This means that if we were subjected to the same terrible Freddo treatment as our brothers on the other side of the world, you'd be being charged 45p for the equivalent weight - and the price would reach the equivalent of 80p in 2030. 
In 2015, the weight of a Freddo reduced further, from 15g > 12g.In 2013, an Aussie Freddo reduced in weight from 20g > 15g.
If the price of a Freddo had increased alongside inflation, it would cost just 15p today - and still weigh the original 20g, instead of the measly 18g version we ‘enjoy’ today. This means that the new 2030 prediction sits at a monstrous 53p. With Freddo prices not expected to hit 30p until after 2020 - even by the history of flagrant above-inflation prices rises - this is bad news. In March 2018 - as of March 8th - Freddo prices dropped for the first time, falling back to 25p - a price first reached in 2014.Īlthough this price is still a long way above the price according to inflation since 2000, it's a start.Ī Freddo will now cost a more manageable 36p by the year 2030, having risen 4.36% per year.īritish people are known around the world for that one timeless question a question that defines us the question that determines the state of our once great nation:Īs of May 2017, Freddo prices are shockingly jumping to 30p - even earlier than we predicted. “Things aren't that bad”, I hear you say. That's why vouchercloud decided to see just how much has changed since 2000, comparing prices of some of the old-school favourites from back in the day with today - and what the price of a Freddo should be, according to inflation. We're living in a world where tearful millennials are forking over notes for childhood treats that would, once upon a time, have barely made a dent in your pocket money (and that's without even mentioning Freddo prices). Long gone are the days of stepping into your local shop with £1 and emerging with enough sugar to fuel you for an entire week.
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