| President: | Ronald W. Reagan | | Vice President: | George Bush |
Population: | 229,465,714 | | Life expectancy: | 74.1 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 1024 | | Low: | 824 |
Federal spending: | $678.25 billion | | Federal debt: | $994.8 billion | | Inflation: | 10.2% | | Consumer Price Index: | 90.9 | | Unemployment: | 7.1% |
| Cost of a new home: | $83,000.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $19,074.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.15 ($0.18 as of 3/22/81; $0.20 as of 11/1/81) | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $1.38 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.90 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $2.22 |
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