| President: | Ronald W. Reagan | | Vice President: | George Bush |
Population: | 233,791,994 | | Life expectancy: | 74.6 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 1,287 | | Low: | 1,027 |
Federal spending: | $808.38 billion | | Federal debt: | $1371.7 billion | | Inflation: | 7.6% | | Consumer Price Index: | 99.6 | | Unemployment: | 9.7% |
| Cost of a new home: | $89,800.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $20,885.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.20 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $1.24 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.86 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $2.24 |
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