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The economy under every president, month by month

26 official measures, 10 administrations since 1969, each compared at the same month in office. Pick a measure:

GDP Growth
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Real GDP
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Unemployment Rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Labor Force Participation
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Jobs Added per Month
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Manufacturing Jobs
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Inflation (CPI)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Core Inflation
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Gas Prices
Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Real Wages
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Purchasing Power of the Dollar
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Federal Funds Rate
Federal Reserve
Debt-to-GDP
U.S. Treasury and OMB (via St. Louis Fed)
Trade Balance
Census Bureau and BEA
30-Year Mortgage Rate
Freddie Mac
Housing Starts
Census Bureau
Retail Sales
Census Bureau
Job Openings
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS JOLTS)
Job Openings per Job Seeker
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Personal Saving Rate
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Consumer Sentiment
University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers
S&P 500
S&P Dow Jones Indices (via FRED)
10-Year Treasury Yield
Federal Reserve
5-Year Treasury Yield
Federal Reserve
Yield Curve (10Y–2Y)
Federal Reserve
Federal Budget Balance
U.S. Treasury (Monthly Treasury Statement)

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