| President: | Ronald W. Reagan | | Vice President: | George Bush |
Population: | 244,498,982 | | Life expectancy: | 74.9 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 2,183 | | Low: | 1,879 |
Federal spending: | $1064.14 billion | | Federal debt: | $2601.3 billion | | Inflation: | 4.7% | | Consumer Price Index: | 118.3 | | Unemployment: | 6.2% |
| Cost of a new home: | $138,300.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Median Household Income: | $27,225.00 | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.22 ($0.25 as of 4/3/88) | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $1.08 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.89 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $2.30 |
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