Economy

President: John F. Kennedy Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson Population: 189,241,798 Life expectancy: 69.9 years Dow-Jones High: 767 Low: 646 Federal spending: $111.32 billion Federal debt: $310.3 billion Inflation: 1.7% Unemployment: 5.5%

Prices

Cost of a new home: $19,300 Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.30 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.55 Cost of a gallon of milk: $0.49 Cost of a first-class postage stamp: $0.04 ( $0.05 effective 1/7/63)

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