US Census Data for 1980

This chart shows the The Purchasing Power of the Dollar from 1950 to 2006. In 1980 the Producer Prices was at 1.136 and Consumer Prices was 1.215. The comparison to the 1.433/1.532 of 1978 and 1.000/1.035 of 1982 really shows the increasing rate of inflation.




Money Income of Families - Percent Distribution by Income Level in Constant(2005) Dollars: 1980 to 2005

It is very apparent in this chart that some races earned a lot less money on average. In 1980 this could have been a huge factor in Branding, consumer research, and other important target market data.




Selected Per Capita Income and Product Measures in Current and Real (2000) Dollars: 1960-2006

This chart shows, in increments of 5 years, Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Product, Personal Income, Disposable Personal Income, and Personal Consumption Expenditures. All 5 areas had increased since 1975 and continued to increase years after. Disposable Income in particular makes a huge jump from
8,822 in 1980 to 13,037 in 1985. There must have been a much higher retail sales volume in 1985.
This is a chart with the same info just goes a little more in depth into some of the areas