| President: | Ronald W. Reagan | | Vice President: | George Bush |
Population: | 242,288,918 | | Life expectancy: | 74.9 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 2,722 | | Low: | 2,722 |
Federal spending: | $1003.91 billion | | Federal debt: | $2346.1 billion | | Inflation: | 3.6% | | Consumer Price Index: | 113.6 | | Unemployment: | 7% |
| Cost of a new home: | $127,200.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $26,061.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.22 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.95 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.78 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $2.28 |
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