Economy

President:

Richard M. Nixon

Vice President:

Spiro T. Agnew

Population:

205,052,174

Life expectancy:

70.8 years

Dow-Jones

High:

842

Low:

669

Federal spending:

$195.65 billion

Federal debt:

$380.9 billion

Inflation:

6.5%

Consumer Price Index:

38.8

Unemployment:

3.5%

Prices

Cost of a new home:

$26,600.00

Cost of a new car:

$

Median Household Income:

$8,734.00

Cost of a first-class stamp:

$0.06

Cost of a gallon of regular gas:

$0.36

Cost of a dozen eggs:

$0.62

Cost of a gallon of Milk:

1.15