| President: | Richard M. Nixon | | Vice President: | Spiro T. Agnew |
Population: | 207,660,677 | | Life expectancy: | 71.1 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 950 | | Low: | 790 |
Federal spending: | $210.17 billion | | Federal debt: | $408.2 billion | | Inflation: | 5.7% | | Consumer Price Index: | 40.5 | | Unemployment: | 4.9% |
| Cost of a new home: | $28,300.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $9,028.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.06 ($0.08 as of 5/16/71) | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.36 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.53 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $1.18 |
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