The economy in 1968

President:  Lyndon B. Johnson
Vice President:  Hubert H. Humphrey

Population:  200,706,052
Life expectancy:  70.2 years

Dow-Jones  
High:  985
Low:  825

Federal spending:  $178.13 billion
Federal debt:  $368.7 billion
Inflation:  4.2%
Consumer Price Index:  34.8
Unemployment:  3.8%


Prices

Cost of a new home:  $26,600.00
Cost of a Ford Mustang $2,602.00
Cost of a first-class stamp:  $0.06
Cost of a gallon of regular gas:  $0.34
Cost of a dozen eggs:  $0.53
Cost of a gallon of Milk:  1.07
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