Graph of the Day for February 3, 2010

"These have been tough times, and there will be difficult months ahead.  But the storms of the past are receding; the skies are brightening; and the horizon is beckoning once more."  Barack Obama, Budget Message of the President, February 1, 2010.

President Obama's Proposed 2011 Budget



Source:  White House, Office of Management and Budget.


Hoven's Index for February 3, 2010


Assumed real GDP growth (4Q/4Q) in the President's 2011 budget:

2010:  3.0%

2011:  4.3%

2012:  4.3%

2013:  4.2%

Four-year total:  16.8%

Source:  White House, Office of Management and Budget.


Actual real GDP growth (4Q/4Q) under President Clinton's corresponding years:

1994:  4.2%

1995:  2.0%

1996:  4.4%

1997:  4.3%

Four-year total:  15.8%

Source:  St. Louis Fed, GDPC1 series.


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