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1950
Economic Profile
Dow-Jones: High 235- Low 193 GNP: +13% Inflation: +5.7% Unemployment: 5.3%
Random Prices
Brick ranch home, Bayside Hills, N.Y., 2 bedrooms, 2 baths: $12,900 Median Price, nationally, for single-family home: $10,050 (at 4.09% interest) Mink stole: $250 Stepladder: $3.44-$5.44 Mastercraft oil paint: $2.66 (per gallon) 12’ wide Congoleum: 69¢ (per sq yard) Sears 3-piece bedroom set: $49.98 Lionel trains, complete: $14.95 Toddling Twin Dolls: $2.97 Slate blackboard, with drop lid, easel, rack: $4.98 Havana cruise, SS Europe: $135-$150 (8 days) North American Airlines, New York-California roundtrip: $88
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