1961   Economy / Prices    

Economy
President:  John F. Kennedy 
Vice President:  Lyndon B. Johnson 

Population: 
183,691,481 
Life expectancy:  70.2 years 

Dow-Jones 
 
High:  734 
Low:  610 

Federal spending: 
$97.72 billion 
Federal debt:  $292.6 billion 
Inflation:  1.9% 
Consumer Price Index:  29.9 
Unemployment:  5.5% 
Prices
Cost of a new home:  $17,200.00 
Cost of a new car: 
Cost of a first-class stamp:  $0.04 
Cost of a gallon of regular gas:  $0.31 
Cost of a dozen eggs:  $0.57 
Cost of a gallon of Milk:  $0.49 

1962   Economy / Prices    

Economy
President:  John F. Kennedy 
Vice President:  Lyndon B. Johnson 

Population: 
186,537,737 
Life expectancy:  70.1 years 

Dow-Jones 
 
High:  767 
Low:  723 

Federal spending: 
$106.82 billion 
Federal debt:  $302.9 billion 
Inflation:  0.4% 
Consumer Price Index:  30.2 
Unemployment:  6.7% 
Prices
Cost of a new home:  $18,200.00 
Cost of a new car: 
Cost of a first-class stamp:  $0.04 
Cost of a gallon of regular gas:  $0.31 
Cost of a dozen eggs:  $0.54 
Cost of a gallon of Milk:  $0.49