GDP Growth
|
Year |
% Growth |
Administration |
Year |
% Growth |
Administration |
|
1946 |
----- |
\ |
1977 |
4.6 |
\ |
|
1947 |
0.69 |
| |
1978 |
5.6 |
| Carter (D) |
|
1948 |
4.34 |
| Truman (D) |
1979 |
3.2 |
| |
|
1949 |
-0.58 |
| |
1980 |
-0.2 |
/ |
|
1950 |
8.75 |
| |
5.6 |
| Carter (D) |
|
|
1951 |
7.62 |
| |
1981 |
2.5 |
\ |
|
1952 |
3.98 |
/ |
1982 |
-1.9 |
| |
|
|
|
|
1983 |
4.5 |
| |
|
1953 |
4.59 |
\ |
1984 |
7.2 |
| Reagan (R) |
|
1954 |
0.68 |
| |
1985 |
4.1 |
| |
|
1955 |
7.09 |
| |
1986 |
3.4 |
| |
|
1956 |
1.98 |
| Eisenhower (R) |
1987 |
3.4 |
| |
|
1957 |
2.00 |
| |
1988 |
4.1 |
/ |
|
1958 |
-0.97 |
| |
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|
1959 |
7.1 |
| |
1989 |
3.5 |
\ |
|
1960 |
2.5 |
/ |
1990 |
1.9 |
| Bush (R) |
|
|
|
|
1991 |
-0.2 |
| |
|
1961 |
2.3 |
\ |
1992 |
3.3 |
/ |
|
1962 |
6.1 |
| Kennedy (D) |
|||
|
1963 |
4.4 |
| |
1993 |
2.7 |
\ |
|
1964 |
5.8 |
/ |
1994 |
4.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
1995 |
2.5 |
| |
|
1965 |
6.4 |
\ |
1996 |
3.7 |
| Clinton (D) |
|
1966 |
6.5 |
| Johnson (D) |
1997 |
4.5 |
| |
|
1967 |
2.5 |
| |
1998 |
4.2 |
| |
|
1968 |
4.8 |
/ |
1999 |
4.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
2000 |
3.7 |
/ |
|
1969 |
3.1 |
\ |
|
||
|
1970 |
0.2 |
| |
2001 |
0.8 |
\ |
|
1971 |
3.4 |
| Nixon (R) |
2002 |
1.6 |
| |
|
1972 |
5.5 |
| |
2003 |
2.5 |
| |
|
1973 |
5.8 |
| |
2004 |
3.6 |
| Bush II (R) |
|
1974 |
-0.5 |
/ |
2005 |
3.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
2006 |
2.9 |
| |
|
1975 |
-0.2 |
\ Ford (R) |
2007 |
3.1* |
/ |
|
1976 |
5.3 |
/ |
|
|
* through 3 quarters
|
President |
Average % |
President |
Average % |
|
Truman |
3.9 |
Ford |
2.55 |
|
Eisenhower |
2.97 |
Carter |
3.3 |
|
Kennedy |
4.65 |
Reagan |
3.41 |
|
Johnson |
5.05 |
Bush |
2.125 |
|
Nixon |
2.883 |
Clinton |
3.725 |
|
|
|
Bush II |
2.51 |
Sources:
Gross National Product 1945-1949: Statistical Abstract of
the United States [SA] 1951, t. 304
1949-1953: SA 1955, t. 335
1954-1955: SA 1957, t. 360
1955-1958: SA 1960, t. 398
1959-2007: ERP 2008 T B-4