Presidential comparison

This workspace is the foundation for comparing presidential terms and metrics against the existing backend comparison API.

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Harry S. Truman - Term 1 (succeeded)

Economic metrics

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GDP Growth

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Comparison Results

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GDP Growth

Percent
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Metric type Percent
Generated 10/28/2026 03:30
Source Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

GDP Growth

Percent

2.02 1.08 0.14 -0.8 -1.742 April3 October3 April4 October4 January
Harry S. Truman - Term 1 (succeeded)

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Observations for each selected metric, organized by relative year within each presidential term.

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GDP Growth

Percent

Quarterly observations aligned by relative year within each presidential term.

Relative PeriodActual DateHarry S. Truman - Term 1 (succeeded)Percent
Period 1Apr 1947-0.265224

Summary Statistics

GDP Growth · Percent

StatisticHarry S. Truman - Term 1 (succeeded)
Average0.45
Minimum-1.38
Maximum1.65
Range3.03

Key Observations

GDP Growth · Percent

  • Harry S. Truman - Term 1 (succeeded) reached the highest gdp growth of 1.65 during the comparison period.
  • Harry S. Truman - Term 1 (succeeded) reached the lowest gdp growth of -1.38 during the comparison period.
  • Harry S. Truman - Term 1 (succeeded) had a range of 3.03 during the comparison period.

Data Source

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

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