| President: | Gerald R. Ford | | Vice President: | Nelson A. Rockefeller |
Population: | 215,973,199 | | Life expectancy: | 72.6 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 860 | | Low: | 610 |
Federal spending: | $332.33 billion | | Federal debt: | $541.9 billion | | Inflation: | 14.1% | | Consumer Price Index: | 53.8 | | Unemployment: | 5.6% |
| Cost of a new home: | $42,600.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $11,800.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.10 ($0.13 as of 12/31/75) | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.57 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.77 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $1.57 |
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