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1970   Economy / Prices    

Economy
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% 

Prices
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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