I'm shooting 9mm that I bought in 1992 for $2.99 a box; it still has price stickers on it. According to
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/, that ammo should now cost $4.98. Try to buy a box of 9mm for $4.98. That $2.99 a box ammunition was a great investment. I wish I had bought 50K rounds, even 100K rounds, instead of 1K rounds. (I have to admit I have bought 9mm since 1992 and shot it all off but what I have now is the rest of that 1992 stuff.