1990 Flashback: Economy / Prices

1990 Flashback: Economy / Prices

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Economy
President: George Bush
Vice President: Dan Quayle

Population: 249,438,712
Life expectancy: 75.4 years

Dow-Jones
High: 3,000
Low: 2,365

Federal spending: $1252.52 billion
Federal debt: $3206.6 billion
Inflation: 5.4%
Consumer Price Index: 130.7
Unemployment: 5.3%

Prices
Cost of a new home: $149,800.00
Median Household Income: $29,943.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.25
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.16
Cost of a dozen eggs: $1.00
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.78