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1957
Economic Profile
Dow-Jones: High 520 - Low 425 GNP: +5% Inflation: +2.9% Unemployment: 4.3%
Salaries
Average salary: $4,230 Teacher: $4,085 Physician: $22,100 Factory worker: $4,786
Random Prices
Cannon color sheets: $0.49 Noritake china (53 pieces): $39.95 Martex giant towels: $1.49 Vanity bar set (32 pieces): $4.98 Plummer holiday glasses: $7.50 (for 8) Sloane’s 4-piece cherry bedroom: $524 Hutch cabinet (55”): $328 Twin foam mattress set: $124.50 Baker side chair: $139 Louis XIV dining table: $539
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