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Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953 – 1957
Richard Nixon 1969 – 1973
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Metrics Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard Nixon
Unemployment RatePercent
4.28%
5.04%
Inflation RatePercent
0.08%
0.37%
Monthly Payroll ChangeThousands of Jobs
57.15 Thousands of Jobs
128.71 Thousands of Jobs

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George H. W. Bush

Term 1 · 1989 – 1993

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GDP Growth

Annual percentage change in real gross domestic product (GDP).

Latest Value 0.55%
9.64% -0.06% -9.75% 2016-04-01: 0.32%2016-07-01: 0.71%2016-10-01: 0.55%2017-01-01: 0.49%2017-04-01: 0.56%2017-07-01: 0.79%2017-10-01: 1.13%2018-01-01: 0.81%2018-04-01: 0.53%2018-07-01: 0.62%2018-10-01: 0.14%2019-01-01: 0.62%2019-04-01: 0.84%2019-07-01: 1.17%2019-10-01: 0.68%2020-01-01: -1.32%2020-04-01: -7.88%2020-07-01: 7.76%2020-10-01: 1.13%2021-01-01: 1.51%2021-04-01: 1.74%2021-07-01: 0.78%2021-10-01: 1.66%2022-01-01: -0.25%2022-04-01: 0.14%2022-07-01: 0.67%2022-10-01: 0.67%2023-01-01: 0.83%2023-04-01: 0.54%2023-07-01: 1.11%2023-10-01: 0.9%2024-01-01: 0.36%2024-04-01: 0.88%2024-07-01: 0.78%2024-10-01: 0.6%2025-01-01: 0.04%2025-04-01: 0.99%2025-07-01: 0.96%2025-10-01: 0.05%2026-01-01: 0.62%2026-04-01: 0.55%201620212026
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