By the Numbers in 2010
World Population
6.9B
UK Life Expectancy
59.5 years
US Life Expectancy
59.8 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$1,405.5
Dow Jones Index
11,578
US National Debt
13.6T
Sovereign Nations
193
How Much Did Things Cost in 2010?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £167,000 | $175,000 |
| Average salary | £25,100 | $50,000 |
| Pint of milk | 46p | $0.85 |
| Loaf of bread | £1.20 | $2.49 |
| Dozen eggs | £1.80 | $1.79 |
| Pint of beer | £2.90 | $3.50 |
| Gallon of petrol/gas | £5.10 | $2.78 |
| Cinema ticket | £6.50 | $7.89 |
Technology and Inventions in 2010
The iPad launched and created the tablet market overnight. Instagram appeared in October and gained a million users within weeks. Smartphones were mainstream but not yet universal. Netflix was still mainly a DVD-by-mail service in the US. 3D cinema was having a brief renaissance after Avatar.
- ● Apple iPad launched, creating the tablet category
- ● Instagram launched in October
- ● iPhone 4 introduced with FaceTime video calling
- ● Google launched the Nexus One, its first own-brand phone
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