Great Depression in the United States/Tutorials
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GDP Trend
Chart 1: GDP annual pattern and long-term trend, 1920-40, in billions of constant dollars[1]
- ↑ based on data in Susan Carter, ed. Historical Statistics of the US: Millennial Edition (2006) series Ca9
Expenditure levels
- (billions of 1929 dollars)
1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Gross National Product 98.5 104.4 95.1 89.5 76.4 74.2 80.8 91.4 100.9 109.1 Consumer Spending 74.8 79.0 74.7 72.2 66.0 64.6 68.0 72.3 79.7 82.6 Gross Investment 14.5 16.2 10.5 6.8 0.8 0.3 1.8 8.8 9.3 14.6 Construction 9.8 8.7 6.4 4.5 2.4 1.9 2.0 2.8 3.9 4.6
Price Indexes
(1947-49 = 100)
1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Wolesale Prices 62.9 61.9 56.1 47.4 42.1 42.8 48.7 52.0 52.5 56.1 Consumer Prices 73.3 73.3 71.4 65.0 58.4 55.3 57.2 58.7 59.3 61.4