1973 Economy / Prices
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Economy
• President:
Richard M. Nixon
• Vice President: Spiro T. Agnew
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Population: 211,908,788
• Life expectancy: 71.4 years
Dow-Jones
• High: 1051
• Low: 788
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Federal spending: $245.71 billion
• Federal debt: $466.3 billion
• Inflation: 7.6%
• Consumer Price Index: 44.4
• Unemployment: 5.6%
Prices
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Cost Of A New Home: $35,500.00
• Median Household Income: $10,512.00
• Cost Of A First-Class Stamp: $0.08
• Cost Of A Gallon Of Regular Gas: $0.39
• Cost Of A Dozen Eggs: $0.78
• Cost Of A Gallon Of Milk: $1.31
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