| 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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