US Stock Market 1928-1932
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
US Farm Prices 1928-1932
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tax Rates and Spending
Increases in National Debt 1940-2003
The ratio of Debt to GDP declined from 1945 to 1980, and increased sharply afterwards.
Year Column A Column B1919 $2,037 $1471921 2,098 1211922 2,306 -441923 2,319 1311924 2,316 1501925 2,319 921926 2,383 761927 2,386 1581928 2,446 1751929 2,624 1471930 2,479 961931 2,586 -61932 2,560 -1511933 2,466 -181934 2,455 261935 2,467 901936 2,499 2011937 2,520 2641938 2,556 1491939 2,607 2691940 2,611 369
Compensation Per Full-Time-Equivalent Employee* (Column A) and Difference in Compensation Per Full-Time-Equivalent Employeebetween Union and Nonunion Sectors (Column B), 1919-1960(1957-1959 Prices)
Year Column A Column B
1940 2,611 369
1941 2,641 612
1946 3,274 484
1947 3,341 625
1948 3,192 704
1949 3,314 711
1950 3,431 839
1951 3,348 993
1952 3,431 1,068
1953 3,570 1,122
1954 3,700 1,107
1955 3,856 1,225
1956 3,992 1,323
1957 4,009 1,369
1958 4,038 1,388
1959 4,216 1,478
1960 4,348 1,437
Chart 5.Replacement rates for scaled workers retiring at age 65, by type of earner, 1940–2003
SOURCE: Tabulations were done by the Office of the Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration.
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