I 1970 skulle en industriarbejder arbejde i 243 minutter for at kunne købe et kilo svinekoteletter, et kilo oksekød, et kilo fuldkornsbrød, ti æg, 250 gram smør, et kilo kartofler og en liter mælk. I 2008 skulle vedkommende kun arbejde 82 minutter.
In 1970, an industrial worker had to work for 243 minutes in order to be able to buy a kilogram of pork chops, a kilogram of beef, a kilogram of dark wheat and rye bread, ten eggs, 250 grams of butter, a kilogram of potatoes and a litre of milk; in 2008 he had to work only 82 minutes.