Presidential comparison

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

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John F. Kennedy - Term 1

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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 03:31
Source Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

GDP Growth

Percent

2.42 1.84 1.26 0.68 0.111 April1 October2 April2 October3 April3 October
John F. Kennedy - Term 1

Data Table

Comparison Data Table

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 DateJohn F. Kennedy - Term 1Percent
Period 1Apr 19611.697855
Period 2Jul 19611.920366
Period 3Oct 19611.961670
Period 4Jan 19621.783663

Summary Statistics

GDP Growth · Percent

StatisticJohn F. Kennedy - Term 1
Average1.35
Minimum0.33
Maximum2.2
Range1.87

Key Observations

GDP Growth · Percent

  • John F. Kennedy - Term 1 reached the highest gdp growth of 2.2 during the comparison period.
  • John F. Kennedy - Term 1 reached the lowest gdp growth of 0.33 during the comparison period.
  • John F. Kennedy - Term 1 had a range of 1.87 during the comparison period.

Data Source

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

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