November 30, 2016
FOUR MORE YEARS!:
Here's the verdict on that 'terrible' Obama economy (Brett Arends, Nov 30, 2016, Marketwatch)
| The Obama Economy | |||
| Third-quarter 2008 | Third-quarter 2016 | Verdict | |
| Gross domestic product (2009 dollars) | $14.892 trillion | $16.713 trillion | Up 12% |
| 30-year mortgage loan rate | 6.46% | 3.54% | Nearly halved |
| Nonfarm payrolls | 136.3 million | 145.0 million | Up 8.7 million |
| Uninsured (health) | 45 million | 27 million | Down 18 million |
| Exports (2009 dollars) | $1.766 trillion | $2.163 trillion | Up 22% |
| Un- and under-employed rate (U6) | 11.8% | 9.5% | Down 20% |
| Median household income | $50,303 | $57,929 | Up 15% |
| Manufacturing output per worker (2009 dollars) | $382,977 | $436,776 | Up 14% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 9,319 | 18,332 | Nearly doubled |
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 30, 2016 5:56 PM