Presidential comparison

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

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Franklin D. Roosevelt - Term 3

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Inflation Rate

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Inflation Rate

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Metric type Percent
Generated 10/28/2026 03:29
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Inflation Rate

Percent

2.4 1.58 0.75 -0.07 -0.891 February1 October2 June3 February3 October4 June4 January
Franklin D. Roosevelt - Term 3

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

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Inflation Rate

Percent

Monthly observations aligned by relative year within each presidential term.

Relative MonthActual DateFranklin D. Roosevelt - Term 3Percent
FebruaryFeb 19410.000000
MarchMar 19410.709220
AprilApr 19410.704225
MayMay 19410.699301
JuneJun 19412.083333
JulyJul 19410.000000
AugustAug 19411.360544
SeptemberSep 19411.342282
OctoberOct 19411.324503
NovemberNov 19410.653595
DecemberDec 19410.649351
JanuaryJan 19421.290323

Summary Statistics

Inflation Rate · Percent

StatisticFranklin D. Roosevelt - Term 3
Average0.49
Minimum-0.57
Maximum2.08
Range2.66

Key Observations

Inflation Rate · Percent

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt - Term 3 reached the highest inflation rate of 2.08 during the comparison period.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt - Term 3 reached the lowest inflation rate of -0.57 during the comparison period.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt - Term 3 had a range of 2.66 during the comparison period.

Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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