|
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% |
|
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
|
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% |
|
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 |
|
|