By the Numbers in 1982
World Population
—
UK Life Expectancy
57.4 years
US Life Expectancy
57.7 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$566.75
Dow Jones Index
1,322
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
160
How Much Did Things Cost in 1982?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £24,600 | $69,300 |
| Average salary | £7,700 | $21,500 |
| Pint of milk | 20p | $0.61 |
| Loaf of bread | 39p | $0.53 |
| Gallon of petrol/gas | £1.55 | $1.22 |
| Pint of beer | 44p | $1.15 |
| Dozen eggs | 58p | $0.86 |
| Cinema ticket | £1.80 | $2.94 |
Technology and Inventions in 1982
The Commodore 64 launched and would become the best-selling home computer ever. The first commercial CDs were pressed. The ZX Spectrum brought affordable computing to British homes. Time magazine named 'The Computer' its Machine of the Year.
- ● Commodore 64 launched — became best-selling home computer
- ● First commercial CDs produced in Germany
- ● ZX Spectrum released in the UK
- ● Time magazine named 'The Computer' Machine of the Year
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