1970s economic stats
| federal budget | inflation % | unemployment % | Stock Market high | one gallon gas | |
| 1970 | $195.7B | 6.5 | 3.5 | 842 | 36 cents |
| 1971 | $210.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 950 | 36 cents |
| 1972 | $230.7 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 1036 | 36 cents |
| 1973 | $245.7 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 1051 | 39 cents |
| 1974 | $269.4 | 13.9 | 4.9 | 950 | 53 cents |
| 1975 | $332.2 | 14.1 | 5.6 | 860 | 57 cents |
| 1976 | $371.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 1004 | 59 cents |
| 1977 | $409.2 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 999 | 62 cents |
| 1978 | $458.8 | 12.4 | 7.1 | 893 | 63 cents |
| 1979 | $504.0 | 13.3 | 6.1 | 907 | 86 cents |
| 1980 | $591.0 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 1000 | $1.25 |
| 1981 | $678.3 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 1024 | $1.38 |
| 1982 | $745.7 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 1070 | $1.30 |
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