| President: | Richard M. Nixon | | Vice President: | Spiro T. Agnew |
Population: | 209,896,021 | | Life expectancy: | 71.2 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 1036 | | Low: | 921 |
Federal spending: | $230.68 billion | | Federal debt: | $435.9 billion | | Inflation: | 4.3% | | Consumer Price Index: | 41.8 | | Unemployment: | 5.9% |
| Cost of a new home: | $30,500.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $9,697.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.10 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.36 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.52 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $1.20 |
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