By the Numbers in 1987
World Population
—
UK Life Expectancy
57.8 years
US Life Expectancy
58.2 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$452.23
Dow Jones Index
2,216
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
175
How Much Did Things Cost in 1987?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £40,400 | $85,600 |
| Average salary | £10,600 | $26,100 |
| Pint of milk | 25p | $0.63 |
| Loaf of bread | 46p | $0.57 |
| Gallon of petrol/gas | £1.60 | $0.95 |
| Pint of beer | 62p | $1.40 |
| Dozen eggs | 72p | $0.78 |
| Cinema ticket | £2.40 | $3.91 |
Technology and Inventions in 1987
The first version of Photoshop was being developed. The IBM PS/2 introduced the VGA graphics standard and the PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports. GIF image format was invented. The world's population reached 5 billion.
- ● IBM PS/2 introduced VGA graphics and PS/2 ports
- ● GIF image format invented by CompuServe
- ● World population reached 5 billion
- ● First version of Perl programming language released
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