| President: | James Earl Carter, Jr. | | Vice President: | Walter F. Mondale |
Population: | 227,224,681 | | Life expectancy: | 73.7 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 1000 | | Low: | 759 |
Federal spending: | $590.95 billion | | Federal debt: | $909.1 billion | | Inflation: | 13.5% | | Consumer Price Index: | 82.4 | | Unemployment: | 5.8% |
| Cost of a new home: | $76,400.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $17,710.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.15 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $1.25 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.91 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $2.16 |
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