Flashback 87

History & Statistics from 1987

President: Ronald W. Reagan

Vice President: George Bush

US Population: 242,288,918

US Life expectancy: 74.9 years

Economy

Dow-Jones

High: 2,722

Low: 1,738

Federal spending: $1003.91 billion

Federal debt: $2346.1 billion

Inflation: 3.6%

Consumer Price Index: 113.6

Unemployment: 7%

Prices

Cost of a new home: $127,200.00

Cost of a new car: $ 10,300

Median Household Income: $26,061.00

Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.22

Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.95

Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.78

Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.28