| President: | Ronald W. Reagan | | Vice President: | George Bush |
Population: | 231,664,458 | | Life expectancy: | 74.5 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 1,070 | | Low: | 776 |
Federal spending: | $745.76 billion | | Federal debt: | $1137.3 billion | | Inflation: | 6% | | Consumer Price Index: | 96.5 | | Unemployment: | 7.6% |
| Cost of a new home: | $83,900.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $20,171.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.20 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $1.30 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.84 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $2.24 |
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