President: Gerald R. Ford

Vice President: Nelson A. Rockefeller

Population: 218,035,164

Life expectancy: 72.9 years

Dow-Jones High: 1004 Low: 858

Federal spending: $371.79 billion 

Federal debt: $629.0 billion

Inflation: 8.7%

Consumer Price Index: 56.9

Unemployment: 8.5%

Median Household Income: $12,686.00 

Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.59

Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.84

Minimum Wage:  $2.10 an hour