| President: | Richard M. Nixon | | Vice President: | Spiro T. Agnew |
Population: | 211,908,788 | | Life expectancy: | 71.4 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 1051 | | Low: | 788 |
Federal spending: | $245.71 billion | | Federal debt: | $466.3 billion | | Inflation: | 7.6% | | Consumer Price Index: | 44.4 | | Unemployment: | 5.6% |
| Cost of a new home: | $35,500.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $10,512.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.08 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.39 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.78 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $1.31 |
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