| President: | Richard M. Nixon | | Vice President: | Gerald R. Ford |
Population: | 213,853,928 | | Life expectancy: | 72.0 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 950 | | Low: | 590 |
Federal spending: | $269.36 billion | | Federal debt: | $483.9 billion | | Inflation: | 13.9% | | Consumer Price Index: | 49.3 | | Unemployment: | 4.9% |
| Cost of a new home: | $38,900.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $11,197.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.08 ($0.10 as of 3/2/74) | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.53 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.78 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $1.57 |
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