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UNITED STATES GOLD PRICES, 1792-1995
| YEAR |
HIGH |
LOW |
CLOSE |
Personal Savings Billions of Dollars |
PS In Billion Ounces Au |
GDP in Million Ozs Au |
% Labor Force Which is Females |
GDP per Worker in Ozs Au |
| 1792 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1793 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1794 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1795 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1796 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1797 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1798 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1799 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1800 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1801 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1802 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1803 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1804 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1805 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1806 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1807 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1808 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1809 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1810 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1811 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1812 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1813 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1814 |
21.79 |
19.39 |
21.79 |
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| 1815 |
23.07 |
19.78 |
22.16 |
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| 1816 |
22.16 |
19.74 |
19.84 |
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| 1817 |
19.89 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1818 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1819 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1820 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1821 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1822 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1823 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1824 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1825 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1826 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1827 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1828 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1829 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1830 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1831 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1832 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1833 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
19.39 |
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| 1834 |
20.69 |
19.39 |
20.69 |
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| 1835 |
20.69 |
20.69 |
20.69 |
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| 1836 |
20.69 |
20.69 |
20.69 |
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| 1837 |
22.7 |
20.67 |
21.6 |
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| 1838 |
21.52 |
20.69 |
20.73 |
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| 1839 |
20.73 |
20.73 |
20.73 |
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| 1840 |
20.73 |
20.73 |
20.73 |
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| 1841 |
20.73 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1842 |
20.73 |
20.67 |
20.69 |
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| 1843 |
20.71 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1844 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1845 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1846 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1847 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1848 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1849 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1850 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1851 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1852 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1853 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1854 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1855 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1856 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1857 |
20.81 |
20.67 |
20.71 |
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| 1858 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1859 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1860 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1861 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1862 |
27.35 |
20.98 |
27.35 |
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| 1863 |
33.18 |
26 |
31.23 |
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| 1864 |
53.35 |
32.14 |
47.02 |
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| 1865 |
44.69 |
28.03 |
30.22 |
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| 1866 |
31.34 |
26.31 |
28.26 |
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| 1867 |
29.66 |
27.82 |
27.86 |
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| 1868 |
30.07 |
27.78 |
27.95 |
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| 1869 |
28.77 |
25.11 |
25.11 |
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| 1870 |
25.07 |
22.88 |
22.88 |
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| 1871 |
23.67 |
22.59 |
22.59 |
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| 1872 |
23.65 |
22.55 |
23.19 |
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| 1873 |
24.35 |
22.45 |
22.74 |
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| 1874 |
23.44 |
22.67 |
23.09 |
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| 1875 |
24.18 |
23.25 |
23.54 |
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| 1876 |
23.63 |
22.3 |
22.3 |
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| 1877 |
22.1 |
21.25 |
21.25 |
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| 1878 |
21.1 |
20.69 |
20.69 |
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| 1879 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1880 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1881 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1882 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1883 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1884 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1885 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1886 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1887 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1888 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1889 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1890 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1891 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1892 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1893 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1894 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1895 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1896 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1897 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1898 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1899 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1900 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1901 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1902 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1903 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1904 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1905 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1906 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1907 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1908 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1909 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1910 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1911 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1912 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1913 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1914 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1915 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1916 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1917 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1918 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1919 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1920 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
NINETEENTH AMENDMENT RATIFIED |
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| 1921 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1922 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1923 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1924 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1925 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1926 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1927 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1928 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1929 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1930 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1931 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1932 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
20.67 |
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| 1933 |
33.11 |
20.67 |
32.32 |
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| 1934 |
35 |
32.87 |
35 |
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| 1935 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
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| 1936 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
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| 1937 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
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| 1938 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
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| 1939 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
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| 1940 |
34.75 |
34.1 |
34.5 |
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| 1941 |
35.5 |
34.25 |
35.5 |
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| 1942 |
36.25 |
35 |
35.5 |
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| 1943 |
36.5 |
35.5 |
36.5 |
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| 1944 |
36.75 |
36 |
36.25 |
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| 1945 |
38.25 |
36.25 |
37.25 |
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| 1946 |
39.5 |
37.75 |
38.25 |
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| 1947 |
43.25 |
37.5 |
43 |
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| 1948 |
43.25 |
41.5 |
42 |
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| 1949 |
42.5 |
40.5 |
40.5 |
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| 1950 |
41.5 |
36.5 |
40.25 |
13.1 |
.32 |
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| 1951 |
44 |
40 |
40 |
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| 1952 |
40.75 |
38.15 |
38.7 |
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| 1953 |
39.25 |
35.25 |
35.5 |
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| 1954 |
35.5 |
35.25 |
35.25 |
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| 1955 |
35.25 |
35.15 |
35.15 |
15.8 |
.45 |
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| 1956 |
35.2 |
35.15 |
35.2 |
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| 1957 |
35.25 |
35.15 |
35.25 |
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| 1958 |
35.25 |
35.25 |
35.25 |
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| 1959 |
35.25 |
35.25 |
35.25 |
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| 1960 |
36.5 |
35.2 |
36.5 |
17.0 |
.47 |
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| 1961 |
36.5 |
35.15 |
35.5 |
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| 1962 |
35.5 |
35.2 |
35.35 |
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| 1963 |
35.42 |
35.25 |
35.25 |
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| 1964 |
35.35 |
35.25 |
35.35 |
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| 1965 |
35.5 |
35.25 |
35.5 |
28.4 |
.8 |
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| 1966 |
35.5 |
35.3 |
35.4 |
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| 1967 |
35.5 |
35.27 |
35.5 |
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| 1968 |
43.5 |
35.85 |
43.5 |
WOMEN BECAME MAJORITY VOTER |
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| 1969 |
45.85 |
41 |
41 |
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| 1970 |
40.75 |
36.5 |
38.9 |
56.2 |
1.44 |
25,118* |
38.4% per BLS* |
303.7 |
| 1971 |
44.6 |
39.5 |
44.6 |
60.5 |
1.36 |
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| 1972 |
66.98 |
45.7 |
63.84 |
52.6 |
.82 |
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| 1973 |
120.27 |
65.13 |
106.48 |
74.4 |
.7 |
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| 1974 |
183.77 |
129.06 |
183.77 |
77.0 |
.42 |
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| 1975 |
179.57 |
139.29 |
139.29 |
104.6 |
.75 |
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| 1976 |
133.77 |
109.99 |
133.77 |
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| 1977 |
162.8 |
132.9 |
161.1 |
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| 1978 |
227.7 |
173.7 |
208.1 |
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| 1979 |
510 |
227.6 |
459 |
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| 1980 |
959 |
514 |
594.9 |
136.9 |
.23 |
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| 1981 |
599.25 |
391.25 |
400 |
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| 1982 |
481 |
296.75 |
447 |
153.9 |
.34 |
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| 1983 |
509.25 |
374.25 |
380 |
130.6 |
|
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| 1984 |
405.85 |
307.5 |
309 |
164.1 |
|
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| 1985 |
340.9 |
284.25 |
327 |
125.4 |
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| 1986 |
438.1 |
326.3 |
390.9 |
124.9 |
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| 1987 |
499.75 |
390 |
486.5 |
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| 1988 |
483.9 |
395.3 |
410.15 |
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| 1989 |
415.8 |
355.75 |
401 |
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| 1990 |
423.75 |
345.85 |
386.2 |
|
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| 1991 |
403 |
344.25 |
353.15 |
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| 1992 |
359.6 |
330.35 |
333 |
|
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| 1993 |
405.6 |
326.1 |
391.75 |
|
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| 1994 |
396.25 |
369.65 |
383.25 |
|
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| 1995 |
395.55 |
372.4 |
387 |
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| 1996 |
414.80 |
367.40 |
369.00 |
271.6 |
.89 |
20,694* |
46% per BLS* |
163.3 |
These prices are taken from George F. Warren and Frank A. Pearson, World Prices and the
Building Industry, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1937 for the period 1792 through 1933
and from the Commodity Research Bureau, Commodity Yearbook, Chicago: CRB since 1933.
* 1973 and 1995 "World Almanac & Book of Facts", published by
Newspaper Enterprise Association, Inc., pg. 100 (source Bureau of Labor Statistics).
GDP per worker between 1970 and 1996 decreased by 18.5 ounces of gold (or
$6,826.50) for each 1% increase in the percent of employees who are females.
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