LOU'S TATTOOS

Appendix: POP CULTURE 1995

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Our story takes place in 1995, but many of us were not yet on the planet in 1995, so I thought it would be nice to know (or, for the oldsters to remember) what was going on in the world at that time.  This gives us some additional context for our story. Enjoy.

~o~~o~~o~

The author in 1995.

(Just kidding. It was 1998.)

(Just kidding again. This is the author's nephew. No word on the author's actual age.)

POPULAR CULTURE IN 1995

Cost of Living

[In the USA:]

Yearly Inflation Rate...2.81%

Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 5117

Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 8.50%

Average Cost of new house $113,150.00

Average Income per year $35,900.00

Average Monthly Rent $550.00

Cost of a gallon of Gas$1.09

US Postage Stamp 32 cents

Average cost of new car $15,500.00

Loaf of Bread $2.02

Ground Coffee per [lb] $4.07

Loaf of Bread $1.15

Dozen Eggs 87 cents (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1995.html, accessed 09/28/16)

[In the UK:]

Average House Price 68,183

Gallon of Petrol 2.70

Yearly Inflation Rate...3.5%

Interest Rates Year End Bank of England 6.38%

FTSE 100 Average 3350 (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1995)