By the Numbers in 2002
World Population
—
UK Life Expectancy
59.0 years
US Life Expectancy
59.4 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$497.93
Dow Jones Index
10,945
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
189
How Much Did Things Cost in 2002?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £110,000 | $158,000 |
| Average salary | £21,000 | $41,500 |
| Pint of milk | £0.26 | $0.37 |
| Loaf of bread | £0.55 | $1.03 |
| Dozen eggs | £1.35 | $1.03 |
| Pint of beer | £2.00 | $3.15 |
| Gallon of petrol/gas | £3.45 | $1.36 |
| Cinema ticket | £4.80 | $5.81 |
Technology and Inventions in 2002
Camera phones began arriving in Western markets. Broadband adoption accelerated. The BlackBerry found its corporate niche. Friendster launched as one of the first recognisable social networks, and the gaming world saw blockbuster releases on PS2 and Xbox.
- ● First camera phones widely sold in Europe and the US
- ● Friendster launched — one of the first major social networks
- ● Mozilla Firefox began development as Phoenix
- ● iRobot released the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner
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