Economy
President: Richard M. Nixon Vice President: Spiro T. Agnew Population: 202,676,946 Life expectancy: 70.5 years Dow-Jones High: 952 Low: 769 Federal spending: $183.64 billion Federal debt: $365.8 billion Inflation: 5.7% Unemployment: 3.6% |
Prices
Cost of a new home: $27,900 Median Household Income: $8,389 Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.35 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.62 Cost of a gallon of milk: $1.10 Cost of a first-class postage stamp: $0.06 |
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