| President: | Ronald W. Reagan | | Vice President: | George Bush |
Population: | 235,824,902 | | Life expectancy: | 74.7 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 1,287 | | Low: | 1,086 |
Federal spending: | $851.85 billion | | Federal debt: | $1564.7 billion | | Inflation: | | | Consumer Price Index: | 103.9 | | Unemployment: | 9.6% |
| Cost of a new home: | $97,600.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $22,415.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.20 | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $1.21 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $1.01 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $2.26 |
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