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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