| President: | Richard M. Nixon | | Vice President: | Spiro T. Agnew |
Population: | 205,052,174 | | Life expectancy: | 70.8 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 842 | | Low: | 669 |
Federal spending: | $195.65 billion | | Federal debt: | $380.9 billion | | Inflation: | 6.5% | | Consumer Price Index: | 38.8 | | Unemployment: | 3.5% |
| Cost of a new home: | $26,600.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $8,734.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.06 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.36 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.62 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | 1.15 |
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