Jim's Presidential Scorecard

	Eisenhower	Kennedy/Johnson	Nixon/Ford	Carter	Reagan	Bush	Clinton	Bush
Years	8	8	8	4	8	4	8	4
	1952-1959	1960-1967	1968-1975	1976-1979	1980-1988	1989-1992	1993-2000	2001-2004
Economic Indicators
GDP Growth	44%	70%	93%	47%	74%	22.5%	52%	12%
Average GDP Growth	5%	7.1%	9.11%	11.2%	7.9%	5.6%	5.6%	3.83%
Per capita income growth	n/a	n/a	80%	50%	71%	20%	43%	5.9%
Average Inflation	1.4%	2.2%	6.4%	10.4%	4.3%	4.2%	2.6%	1.8%
Avg per capita income growth	n/a	n/a	7.66%	10.6%	7%	4.75%	4.59%	2%
Average Unemployment	4.88%	4.85%	5.83%	6.53%	7.54%	6.3%	5.2%	5.5%
Change in Poverty	n/a	n/a	n/a	+1.2%	0	+1.8%	-3.5%	+1.4%
Average Poverty	-	-	-	12%	14%	13.8%	13.3%	12.25%
Average Rate 10-yr T-bill	-	4.51%	7.05%	9.17%	10.75%	7.98%	6.16%	4.55%
Stock Indices
Beginning DJI								10,578
Last DJI								11,061
Change in DJI	156%	12%	1%	8%	218%	34%	190%	+423 (4%)
Government Debt and Budgets
Increase in Federal Debt	14%	23%	82%	42%	180%	56%	39%	37%
Increase in Fed Debt	$25 billion	$54 billion	$232 billion	$268 billion	$1.5 trillion	$1.3 trillion	$2 trillion	$2.7 trillion
Change in Gov't spending	-	+67% (5)	+111%	+51%	+111%	+30%	+29.5%	+28% (4)
Change in Gov't revenues	-	+53% (5)	+88%	+66%	+96%	+20%	+85%	-10% (4)
Change in Fed Budget-% of GDP	-	+1.7%	+.9%	+.2%	-.4%	+1%	-3.8%	+1.5%
	Eisenhower	Kennedy/Johnson	Nixon/Ford	Carter	Reagan	Bush	Clinton	Bush
Years	8	8	8	4	8	4	8	3.5

Notes: 

1. All averages are for the years beginning with inauguration through the end of that president's last full year. Changes are from the end of the year prior to inauguration through the end of their term.
2. GDP and per capita income growth are in current dollars.
3. Stock market change is through 8/1/04.
4. Includes budget projection for 2004/2005.
5. Johnson's term only.

The above was prepared by Jim Forbes from information obtained from the U.S. government. Rounding was discretionary and errors may exist.