| President: | Ronald W. Reagan | | Vice President: | George Bush |
Population: | 240,132,887 | | Life expectancy: | 74.7 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 1,955 | | Low: | 1,502 |
Federal spending: | $990.34 billion | | Federal debt: | $2120.6 billion | | Inflation: | 1.9% | | Consumer Price Index: | 109.6 | | Unemployment: | 7.2% |
| Cost of a new home: | $111,900.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $24,897.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.22 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.93 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.87 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $2.22 |
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