Presidential comparison

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

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Lyndon B. Johnson - Term 2 (elected)

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Inflation Rate

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Inflation Rate

Percent
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Metric type Percent
Generated 10/28/2026 03:32
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Inflation Rate

Percent

0.71 0.52 0.32 0.12 -0.081 February1 October2 June3 February3 October4 June4 January
Lyndon B. Johnson - Term 2 (elected)

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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 DateLyndon B. Johnson - Term 2 (elected)Percent
FebruaryFeb 19650.000000
MarchMar 19650.320513
AprilApr 19650.319489
MayMay 19650.000000
JuneJun 19650.636943
JulyJul 19650.000000
AugustAug 19650.000000
SeptemberSep 19650.000000
OctoberOct 19650.316456
NovemberNov 19650.000000
DecemberDec 19650.315457
JanuaryJan 19660.000000

Summary Statistics

Inflation Rate · Percent

StatisticLyndon B. Johnson - Term 2 (elected)
Average0.28
Minimum0
Maximum0.64
Range0.64

Key Observations

Inflation Rate · Percent

  • Lyndon B. Johnson - Term 2 (elected) reached the highest inflation rate of 0.64 during the comparison period.
  • Lyndon B. Johnson - Term 2 (elected) reached the lowest inflation rate of 0 during the comparison period.
  • Lyndon B. Johnson - Term 2 (elected) had a range of 0.64 during the comparison period.

Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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