By the Numbers in 2001
World Population
—
UK Life Expectancy
59.0 years
US Life Expectancy
59.3 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$384.49
Dow Jones Index
10,866
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
189
How Much Did Things Cost in 2001?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £96,000 | $147,000 |
| Average salary | £20,500 | $41,000 |
| Pint of milk | £0.25 | $0.36 |
| Loaf of bread | £0.53 | $1.01 |
| Dozen eggs | £1.32 | $0.93 |
| Pint of beer | £1.95 | $3.10 |
| Gallon of petrol/gas | £3.40 | $1.46 |
| Cinema ticket | £4.60 | $5.66 |
Technology and Inventions in 2001
Apple launched the iPod in October, beginning its transformation from computer company to consumer electronics giant. Broadband internet was slowly replacing dial-up. Wikipedia launched, and Windows XP debuted as the dominant PC operating system.
- ● Apple iPod launched with '1,000 songs in your pocket'
- ● Windows XP released — became the most widely used OS for years
- ● Wikipedia went live on 15 January
- ● Xbox launched as Microsoft entered the console market
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