| President: | James Earl Carter, Jr. | | Vice President: | Walter F. Mondale |
Population: | 220,239,425 | | Life expectancy: | 73.3 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 999 | | Low: | 800 |
Federal spending: | $409.22 billion | | Federal debt: | $706.4 billion | | Inflation: | 11% | | Consumer Price Index: | 60.6 | | Unemployment: | 7.7% |
| Cost of a new home: | $54,200.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $13,572.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.13 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.62 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.82 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $1.68 |
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