Cost of Living 1988
Yearly Inflation Rate USA4.08% Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 2168 Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 10.50% Average Cost of new house $91,600 Median Price Of and Existing Home $90,600 Average Income per year $24,450.00 Average Monthly Rent $420.00 Average Price for new car $10,400.00 1 gallon of gas 91 cents |
Movie Ticket $3.50 US Postage Stamp 24 cents Dozen Eggs 65 cents Gallon 2% Milk $1.89 Pork Chops Lb 40 cents Lotus 123 Spreadsheet S/W $299.00 Star NSX Dot Matrix Printer $189.00 Logitech Mouse $89.99 Amiga Computer With Color Monitor $849.00 IBM PC with 30Mb Hard Disk, Mono Monitor and 512K Memory $1249.00 Ford Taurus $9,996 |