| President: | John F. Kennedy | | Vice President: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Population: | 189,241,798 | | Life expectancy: | 69.9 years |
Dow-Jones | | | High: | 767 | | Low: | 646 |
Federal spending: | $111.32 billion | | Federal debt: | $310.3 billion | | Inflation: | 1.7% | | Consumer Price Index: | 30.6 | | Unemployment: | 5.5% |
| Cost of a new home: | $19,300.00 | | Cost of a new car: | $ | | Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.04 ($0.05 as of 1/7/63) | | Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $0.30 | | Cost of a dozen eggs: | $0.55 | | Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $0.49 |
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