| President: | James Earl Carter, Jr. | | Vice President: | Walter F. Mondale |
Population: | 222,584,545 | | Life expectancy: | 73.5 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 893 | | Low: | 807 |
Federal spending: | $458.75 billion | | Federal debt: | $776.6 billion | | Inflation: | 12.4% | | Consumer Price Index: | 65.2 | | Unemployment: | 7.1% |
| Cost of a new home: | $62,500.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $15,064.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.13 ($0.15 as of 5/29/78) | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.63 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.82 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $1.71 |
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