| President: | Gerald R. Ford | | Vice President: | Nelson A. Rockefeller |
Population: | 218,035,164 | | Life expectancy: | 72.9 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 1004 | | Low: | 858 |
Federal spending: | $371.79 billion | | Federal debt: | $629.0 billion | | Inflation: | 8.7% | | Consumer Price Index: | 56.9 | | Unemployment: | 8.5% |
| Cost of a new home: | $48,000.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $12,686.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.13 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.59 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.84 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $1.65 |
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