Prices:
Yearly Inflation Rate USA3.66%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 1938
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 8.75%
Average Cost of new house $92,000
Median Price Of and Existing Home $85,500
Average Income per year $24,350.00
Private 1st Class Army Per Year $9.385.20
Average Monthly Rent $395.00
Average Price for new car $10,3055.00
1 gallon of gas 89 cents
1 LB of Bacon $1.80
US Postage Stamp 24 cents
Dozen Eggs 65 cents

Car Prices:
Ford Escort $6,895
Ford Taurus $11,808
Honda Accord $10,925
Chevrolet Cavalier $7,395
Chevrolet Celebrity $11,010
Hyundai $5,395
Oldsombile Ciera $11,420
Nissan Sentra $6,449
Ford Tempo $9,056
Chevrolet Corsica / Berreta $9,955
Pontiac Grand AM $10,269
Toyota Camry $11,248
Chevrolet Caprice $12,510
Honda Civic $6,195
Ford Mustang $9,209

Things that happened:
The Simpsons debut on "The Tracy Ulman Show"
First Supernova seen by the naked eye since 1604
Prozac approved by the FDA
Jim Bakker scandal

Top Movies:
Three Men and a Baby
Fatal Attraction
Beverly Hills Cop II
Good Morning, Vietnam
The Untouchables
Lethal Weapon
The Witches of Eastwick
The Last Emperor
Dirty Dancing
Robocop
Moonstruck

And Marshall was NCAA Bound

Hey, I bought a Ford Escort EXP new in 1987 (my first brand new car) and it was $9,900. Of course it was the sporty model with a sunroof and the beastly 1.9L SHO engine.