Major events and effects on American Economy 1990-2004 including Enron, 911, immigration, outsourcing, bush tax cut, internet, and statistical info. vanderbilt
Major Events in American Economy:
1990- Present
5.7.04
Universidad de La Serena
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Ecónomia
Ingenería Comercial
FACTS ABOUT THIS DECADE
Population: 281,421,906 (2000 Census)
Unemployment: 5.8 million, or 4.2% (Sept 99)
National Debt: $5,413.l Million (1997)
Average Salary: $13.37/hr (1999)
Teacher's Salary: $39,347 (1998)
Minimum Wage: $5.15/hr (1997)
Life Expectancy: Male 73.1 Female 79.1(1997)
Auto Deaths: 49,772 (1997)
1990 Economy / Prices
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Economy
President: George Bush
Vice President: Dan Quayle
Population: 249,438,712
Life expectancy: 75.4 years
Dow-Jones
High: 3,000
Low: 2,365
Federal spending: $1252.52 billion
Federal debt: $3206.6 billion
Inflation: 5.4%
Consumer Price Index: 130.7
Unemployment: 5.3%
Prices
Cost of a new home: $149,800.00
Cost of a new car: $
Median Household Income: $29,943.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.25
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.16
Cost of a dozen eggs: $1.00
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.78
1995 Economy / Prices
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Economy
President: Bill Clinton
Vice President: Al Gore
Population: 262,764,948
Dow-Jones
High: 5,216
Low: 3,832
Federal spending: $1519.13 billion
Federal debt: $4921.0 billion
Inflation: 2.5%
Consumer Price Index: 152.4
Unemployment: 6.1%
Prices
Cost of a new home: $158,700.00
Cost of a new car: $
Median Household Income: $34,076.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.32 (as of 1/1/95)
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.15
Cost of a dozen eggs: $1.16
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.96
1999 Economy / Prices
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Economy
President: Bill Clinton
Vice President: Al Gore
Dow-Jones
High: 11,750
Low: 9,181
Federal spending: $1716.95 billion
Federal debt: $5978.5 billion
Unemployment: 4.5%
Inflation: 2.1%
Prices
Cost of a new home: $195,800.00
Cost of a new car: $
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.33 (as of 1/10/99)
Median Household Income: $39,973.00
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.17
Cost of a dozen eggs: $1.08
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