1989
Computer cost £4954 ($8499)
Prime Minister: Margaret Thatcher
Unemployment rate: 7.2 per cent
Inflation rate: 7.8 per cent
Interest rates: 15 per cent
Average wage: £7,975 ($13,681)
Average property price across UK: £36,284 ($62,244)
Average price for a loaf of bread: 48p ($0.82)
Average price for a pint of beer: 87p ($1.49)
Average price for a litre of petrol: 41p ($0.70)
Most popular car: Ford Escort
Best-selling single: Ride on Time, Black Box