Show Americas America's Econ Economic ic Miracle From 1947 to 1973 living costs in the United Jolted States of America rose 94 percent percent per per- cent food went up 91 percent and inflation in in- inflation irritated many people But on the average over the same period weekly week ly earnings rose from to a an increase of percent In the year ten period 1972 1962 the thep p population was up 12 12 percent beet beef pro pro- production 68 percent From 1947 through ugh 1972 the population on rose from 14 million mU mil lion to million an increase of 45 percent In the same years the total number of cars in use rose from 30 million to 94 million an increase of percent Statistics from the U. U S. S Bureau Bureau Bureau Bur Bur- eau of Labor All An of this adds up to a miracle of production and distribution It demonstrates demon demon- demonstrates emon strates the greatest growth in average man living standards in the history of mankind according to the Wall Watt Street Journal Who wants to trade it in for fora a 1984 model |