| President: | Dwight D. Eisenhower | | Vice President: | Richard M. Nixon |
Population: | 180,671,158 | | Life expectancy: | 69.7 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 685 | | Low: | 566 |
Federal spending: | $92.19 billion | | Federal debt: | $290.5 billion | | Inflation: | 1.4% | | Consumer Price Index: | 29.6 | | Unemployment: | 5.5% |
| Cost of a new home: | $16,500.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.04 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.31 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.57 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $0.49 |
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