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1985   Economy / Prices    

Economy
President: Ronald W. Reagan 
Vice President: George Bush 

Population: 
237,923,795 
Life expectancy: 74.7 years 

Dow-Jones 
 
High: 1,553 
Low: 1,184 

Federal spending: 
$946.39 billion 
Federal debt: $1817.5 billion 
Inflation: 3.6% 
Consumer Price Index: 107.6 
Unemployment: 7.5% 

Prices
Cost of a new home: $100,800.00 
Cost of a new car: 
Median Household Income: $23,618.00 
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.20 ($0.22 as of 4/3/88) 
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.20 
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.80 
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.26 

   
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