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The pita gyro in 2004

Gyro price, net minimum wage and purchasing power for 2004, with its calculation and sources. Visitor reports are shown separately for comparison.

Index · classic gyros / month

403

Using the model's product rescaling

Wage · monthly equivalent

535.73 €

in 2026 prices: 812.41 €

Gross minimum by month: Jan-Aug €540, Sep-Dec €560. Year mean €546.67. After contributions, before income tax. Annual income divided by 12, using 14 payments throughout the series. Wage and contributions are twelve-month means. Purchasing power in classic gyros.

Minimum Wage: payments, contributions and the reconstruction comparison

The same wage, two comparisons

Period gyros

Price per gyro
1.38 €
With the net minimum wage / month
388

Series range: 1.10 € – 1.66 €

The wrap of the period, at the historical series price. The price may be documented or estimated, as explained in the year’s sources.

Range from price bounds: 324–485 period gyros/month

How is it calculated?

Base series · period gyros/month · scenario start 1998

535.73 € ÷ 1.38 € ≈ 388 period gyros/month

After contributions, before income tax. Annual income divided by 12, using 14 payments throughout the series. Wage and contributions are twelve-month means. Purchasing power in period gyros.

The quotient is rounded to a whole number.

Only the price varies within its published bounds. Wage and composition stay fixed. This is neither a total uncertainty range nor a statistical confidence interval. Bounds come from the model's selected percentage band.

Geometric interpolation

Interpolation between the inputs for 2002 and 2011, using the CPI path identified by the calculation rule.

Anchors used by the calculation: 20022011

The era view applies no meat-weight or composition rescaling to a classic product.

What do the sources support?

C: Interpolated between model anchors

Categories describe how the price enters the model. They do not certify original-source verification, representative sampling or historical product composition.

Price, date, place, compositionOriginal sources for the yearFrom source to price
Selected-series data · 2026.10.10-monthly-bulletin

Classic gyros

Price per gyro
1.328 €
With the net minimum wage / month
403

Rescaled to a common reference product with 88 g of gyro meat and fries. A calculated price, not a second observed shop price.

Range from price bounds: 336–504 classic gyros/month

How is it calculated?

Base series · classic gyros/month · scenario start 1998

535.73 € ÷ 1.328 € ≈ 403 classic gyros/month

After contributions, before income tax. Annual income divided by 12, using 14 payments throughout the series. Wage and contributions are twelve-month means. Purchasing power in classic gyros.

The quotient is rounded to a whole number.

Only the price varies within its published bounds. Wage and composition stay fixed. This is neither a total uncertainty range nor a statistical confidence interval. Bounds come from the model's selected percentage band.

Geometric interpolation

Interpolation between the inputs for 2002 and 2011, using the CPI path identified by the calculation rule.

Anchors used by the calculation: 20022011

Product rescaling

1.38 € × 0.962 ≈ 1.328 €

Model / reference grams:
93 / 88
Meat-component weight:
70%
Fries input in the composition component:
100%
Non-meat base / meat-component cap:
0.65 / 1.35

Historical meat weights and changes in composition are model assumptions, not a series of market measurements. The assumed peak and decline in portion size need verification. The present-day weight defines the reference product. The era price refers to the wrap sold at the time; the classic price and weight-adjusted index depend on these assumptions.

What do the sources support?

C: Interpolated between model anchors

Categories describe how the price enters the model. They do not certify original-source verification, representative sampling or historical product composition.

Price, date, place, compositionOriginal sources for the yearFrom source to price
Selected-series data · 2026.10.10-monthly-bulletin

Both prices are expressed in money of the same year. Classic rescaling adjusts composition, not inflation.

What does the comparison assume?

Historical meat weights and changes in composition are model assumptions, not a series of market measurements. The assumed peak and decline in portion size need verification. The present-day weight defines the reference product. The era price refers to the wrap sold at the time; the classic price and weight-adjusted index depend on these assumptions.

Compare 2004 with another year

Period and classic gyro prices, wage and purchasing power, with downloadable image and CSV.

Compare: 2004 → 2026

Which findings hold up?

We combine 2 wage bases, 4 historical-price choices and 7 composition specifications across 50 completed years, 1976–2025.

Counts are not probabilities. Payroll reconstruction remains under review. Portion scenarios are not measurements; geography and sale channel stay fixed.

Period gyros

8 distinct combinations. Portion assumptions do not affect this measure.

2004 rank: 34–34 out of 50 years.

Rank one is the highest purchasing power. Published baseline: rank 34.

Minimum–maximum across cases: ≈388–391 per month.

Extremes of the selected specifications, not an uncertainty interval. Ranks precede rounding of displayed counts.

2004 remains below 1976 in every selected case.

Separate and joint peak tests
Peak years by test family
VaryCasesPeak years
Prices only41982, 1984
Wage only21982
Composition only11982
Joint81982, 1984

Separate tests keep other assumptions at the published baseline. Groups overlap and must not be added together.

One example combination for each peak year

  • 1982: Published income · Published baseline
  • 1984: Published income · Without the 1983 price

Classic equivalents

56 distinct combinations.

2004 rank: 25–34 out of 50 years.

Rank one is the highest purchasing power. Published baseline: rank 26.

Minimum–maximum across cases: ≈346–464 per month.

Extremes of the selected specifications, not an uncertainty interval. Ranks precede rounding of displayed counts.

The 1976–2004 comparison depends on the assumptions.

Separate and joint peak tests
Peak years by test family
VaryCasesPeak years
Prices only41985, 1989
Wage only21989
Composition only71982, 1985, 1989
Joint561982, 1984, 1985, 1989

Separate tests keep other assumptions at the published baseline. Groups overlap and must not be added together.

One example combination for each peak year

  • 1982: Published income · Published baseline · Reference meat weight in every year
  • 1984: Published income · Without the 1983 price · Reference meat weight in every year
  • 1985: Published income · Published baseline · Historical meat -20%
  • 1989: Published income · Published baseline · Baseline composition
Specifications and how to verify the result

Wage

  • Published income
  • Payroll reconstruction under review

Price

  • Published baseline
  • Without the 1983 price
  • Without the 1984 price
  • Without either price

Composition

  • Baseline composition
  • Historical meat -20%
  • Historical meat +20%
  • Reference meat weight in every year
  • Meat value share 50%
  • Meat value share 90%
  • No non-meat composition gap

JSON includes parameters, inputs, public citations and every case by year. CSV contains the same calculations. With Node 24, the standalone program checks the arithmetic without packages, network or private repository access. Arithmetic reproduction does not certify historical sources.

node reproduce-joint-v1.mjs joint-robustness-2026-09-14.json
JSONCSVReproduction program

joint-robustness-v1 · 2026.09.26-mean-wage-source

Source and product testsWage-basis evidence

Where this figure comes from

Geometric interpolation. Interpolation between the inputs for 2002 and 2011, using the CPI path identified by the calculation rule.

The era price is an input or calculation in the series. Comparison in classic gyros adds assumptions about weight and composition.

What the sources supportFollow the price calculation
CInterpolated between model anchorsFries includedSkewer (estimate): 0.81 €

Categories describe how the price enters the model. They do not certify original-source verification, representative sampling or historical product composition.

Detailed evidence and calculation

What is supported for this year

We examine price, date, place and product composition separately. Evidence for the price does not establish historical meat weights.

Calculation reviewed, sources not newly verified · 8 Sept 2026

Price
The price is calculated between the 2002 and 2011 anchors. It is not an independent market observation for this year. Weights use an implied price growth rate, which also depends on the 1998 estimate.
Date
The year identifies a point in the calculated series, not a newly collected price. Dating uncertainty in the anchor sources carries into the calculation.
Geography
Interpolation adds no shops or regions to the sample. It inherits the geographical coverage and assumptions of its anchors.
Composition
Historical meat weights and changes in composition are model assumptions, not a series of market measurements. The assumed peak and decline in portion size need verification. The present-day weight defines the reference product. The era price refers to the wrap sold at the time; the classic price and weight-adjusted index depend on these assumptions.

Calculation anchors:

Weights also depend on the estimate: 1998

See sources for this year

From source to series price

A source entry is not always the final price. These are the inputs retained by the model, without implying fresh verification of the original.

  1. 1. Amount before rescaling

    Not separately recorded

    The recorded original amount before any rescaling. It may be a regulated ceiling or composite input, not an individual purchase.

  2. 2. Model input

    No anchor for this year

    The price is calculated from other years and series rules. It is not presented as a new observation.

  3. 3. Period price in the series

    1.38 €

    The final price used for period purchasing power. Classic composition rescaling is a separate subsequent step.

In some years an anchor constrains the range rather than replacing the calculated price. Historical amounts use the fixed drachma-to-euro conversion, without inflation adjustment.

Sources and limitations for this year

How the number is produced

Every figure with the formula that produces it and its source. Nothing is written by hand.

The wage

Gross, per payment
546.67 €
Employee contributions
16.00%
Net, per payment
netPerPayment = gross × (1 − contributionRate)459.20 €
Payments per year
14
Net, on a 12-month basis
netEur = netPerPayment × payments ÷ 12535.73 €

WSI Minimum Wage Database - Greece (Hans-Böckler-Stiftung)

The price

Price(derived)
1.38 €
Uncertainty range(−20.00% / +20.00%)
1.104 € - 1.656 €
Method
geometric-interpolation-2002-2011-implied-gyro-inflation

Bank of Greece / ELSTAT - Consumer Price Index

The index

Index
index = round(netSalary / pitaPrice)388
Change vs previous year
-1
In the hypothetical scenario(general)
541
Wage in today's prices
real = net × (CPI_2026 / CPI_year)812.41 €

How to cite it

Every figure above carries the formula that produces it and its source.

Rescaling scenario: Base series (anchors, estimates and derived prices)

Sources for this year

Citations

Reproduce this calculationWrapped pita gyro

Evidence and open questions

Menus, reports and regulations document contemporary prices and specifications. Market prices remain distinct from regulated prices. Open questions and hypothetical comparisons do not automatically change the index.

View sources, comparisons and limitations

What the contemporary press reported

Plaka: reported prices and a leaflet’s indicative price

ΤΑ ΝΕΑ ·

Leonidas Kondylis, Giorgos Fintikakis: report on tourist prices, souvlaki paragraph.

Price range reported for Plaka
1.70–2.50 €
Government leaflet’s indicative price
1.50 €

The report separates local prices from the leaflet figure. It says souvlaki, without explicit gyro pita or shop count. The range is not a national average and the leaflet is not a transaction.

Dated menus identifying the product are needed, particularly outside the tourist centre.

Supporting evidence. Not used directly as an annual price.

Open the original
Evidence, classifications and provenance (JSON)

Fagoto: verified price, uncertain year

Εγνατία 144, Θεσσαλονίκη

Archive dating: 2004 or 2005

The archive gives two possible years. No printed year was found on the four reviewed pages. The caption does not establish the price's exact effective date.

The same menu appears under both years. It is one document, not two independent observations.

Pork gyro in pita or bun
€2.20
Extra spread
+€0.20
Including the extra spread
€2.40
Gyro portion
€5.50 · 280 g

The stated grams belong to the portion, not the wrap. The menu does not state whether the meat was weighed raw or cooked. It does not establish meat weight inside the pita.

Year used in the existing model: 2004 (unverified dating)

The recorded price still contributes to the regional factor and wrap/portion comparison under its legacy year. The price is verified, but its exact dating remains unverified. This disclosure does not change the calculation.

Download evidence and limitations (JSON)

What if the portion were different?

Only the assumed meat weight changes. The period price, wage and all other assumptions stay fixed.

−20% meat

1.55 €

per classic gyro

346 classic gyros / month

Baseline model

1.33 €

per classic gyro

403 classic gyros / month

+20% meat

1.16 €

per classic gyro

461 classic gyros / month

Period purchasing power stays at 388 gyros per month in every scenario. The classic comparison changes because it depends on composition.

Selected stress tests for 1990–2010, not new measurements or a statistical confidence interval. They do not jointly test price, date and geographic uncertainty.

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