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% 
              
             
                       
                   Prices                
             
           
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