| 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% |
| 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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