| President: | Richard M. Nixon | | Vice President: | Spiro T. Agnew |
Population: | 202,676,946 | | Life expectancy: | 70.5 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 952 | | Low: | 769 |
Federal spending: | $183.64 billion | | Federal debt: | $365.8 billion | | Inflation: | 5.7% | | Consumer Price Index: | 36.7 | | Unemployment: | 3.6% |
| Cost of a new home: | $27,900.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $8,389.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.06 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.35 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.62 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $1.10 |
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