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Reagan Versus Clinton
Statistics
1981-1988
1993-2000

Index

Charts and Commentary

Charts 1977-2000

Sources

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Federal Receipts [current dollars--billions]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	599.3	1993	1,154.4
1982	617.8	1994	1,258.6
1983	600.6	1995	1,351.8
1984	666.5	1996	1,453.1
1985	734.1	1997	1,579.3
1986	769.2	1998	1,721.8
1987	854.4	1999	1,827.5
1988	909.3	2000	2,025.2
Average	718.9	Average	1,546.46

Federal Receipts [as % of GDP]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	19.6	1993	17.6
1982	19.1	1994	18.1
1983	17.5	1995	18.5
1984	17.4	1996	18.9
1985	17.7	1997	19.3
1986	17.5	1998	19.9
1987	18.4	1999	20.0
1988	18.1	2000	20.8
Average	18.16	Average	19.14

Federal Outlays [current dollars--billions]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	678.2	1993	1,409.5
1982	745.8	1994	1,461.9
1983	808.4	1995	1,515.8
1984	851.9	1996	1,560.6
1985	946.4	1997	1,601.3
1986	990.5	1998	1,652.6
1987	1,004.1	1999	1,701.9
1988	1,064.5	2000	1,788.8
Average	886.23	Average	1,586.55

Federal Outlays [as % of GDP]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	22.2	1993	21.5
1982	23.1	1994	21.1
1983	23.5	1995	20.7
1984	22.2	1996	20.3
1985	22.9	1997	19.6
1986	22.5	1998	19.1
1987	21.6	1999	18.7
1988	21.2	2000	18.4
Average	22.40	Average	19.93

Federal Deficits [billions of dollars]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	-53.7	1993	-274.1
1982	-132.6	1994	-212.3
1983	-173.9	1995	-192.0
1984	-168.1	1996	-136.8
1985	-177.1	1997	-53.3
1986	-192.1	1998	+43.8
1987	-147.9	1999	+119.2
1988	-137.4	2000	+218.6
Average	-147.85	Average	-60.86

Federal Deficits [as % of GDP]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	-2.6	1993	-3.9
1982	-4.0	1994	-2.9
1983	-6.0	1995	-2.2
1984	-4.8	1996	-1.4
1985	-5.1	1997	-.3
1986	-5.0	1998	.8
1987	-3.2	1999	1.4
1988	-3.1	2000	2.4
Average	-4.23	Average	-1.1

Federal Deficits [current dollars]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	-79.0	1993	-255.1
1982	-128.0	1994	-203.3
1983	-207.8	1995	-164.0
1984	-185.4	1996	-107.5
1985	-212.3	1997	-22.0
1986	-221.2	1998	69.2
1987	-149.8	1999	125.5
1988	-155.2	2000	236.4
Average	-167.34	Average	-34.6

Interest on Public Debt [1996 dollars--billions]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	112.0	1993	211.6
1982	129.4	1994	211.5
1983	130.9	1995	236.8
1984	156.2	1996	241.1
1985	175.2	1997	239.3
1986	180.8	1998	233.2
1987	179.3	1999	219.4
1988	190.1	2000	208.6
Average	156.86	Average	225.19

Median Family Income [in 2000 dollars]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	41,397	1993	43,472
1982	40,273	1994	44,638
1983	40,715	1995	45,599
1984	41,944	1996	46,240
1985	42,564	1997	47,687
1986	44,425	1998	49,317
1987	45,166	1999	50,594
1988	45,297	2000	50,890
Average	42,723	Average	47,305

Savings [as % of GDP]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	20.7	1993	15.6
1982	19.0	1994	16.3
1983	17.0	1995	16.9
1984	19.4	1996	17.2
1985	18.2	1997	18.0
1986	16.5	1998	18.8
1987	17.0	1999	18.4
1988	18.3	2000	18.1
Average	18.26	Average	17.41

Unemployment [civilian]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	7.6	1993	6.9
1982	9.7	1994	6.1
1983	9.6	1995	5.6
1984	7.5	1996	5.4
1985	7.2	1997	4.9
1986	7.0	1998	4.5
1987	6.2	1999	4.2
1988	5.5	2000	4.0
Average	7.54	Average	5.20

Poverty [percent below poverty level]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	14.0	1993	15.1
1982	15.0	1994	14.5
1983	15.2	1995	13.8
1984	14.4	1996	13.7
1985	14.0	1997	13.3
1986	13.6	1998	12.7
1987	13.4	1999	11.8
1988	13.0	2000	11.3
Average	14.01	Average	13.28

Federal Debt [Gross Federal]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	994.8	1993	4,351.4
1982	1,137.3	1994	4,643.7
1983	1,371.7	1995	4,921.0
1984	1,564.7	1996	5,181.9
1985	1,817.5	1997	5,369.7
1986	2,120.6	1998	5,478.7
1987	2,346.1	1999	5,606.1
1988	2,601.3	2000	5,629.0
Average	1744.25	Average	5147.56

Gross Debt [as % of gdp]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	32.5	1993	66.3
1982	35.2	1994	66.9
1983	39.9	1995	67.2
1984	40.8	1996	67.3
1985	43.9	1997	65.6
1986	48.2	1998	63.2 0
1987	50.57	1999	61.4
1988	51.9	2000	57.8
Average	42.86	Average	64.46

Producer Price Index [percent change] [Dec.-Dec.]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	7.1	1993	.2
1982	3.6	1994	1.7
1983	.6	1995	2.3
1984	1.7	1996	2.8
1985	1.8	1997	-1.2
1986	-2.3	1998	0
1987	2.2	1999	2.9
1988	4.0	2000	3.6
Average	2.59	Average	1.73

Consumer Price Index [CPI-U] [percent change] [Dec.-Dec.]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	8.9	1993	2.7
1982	3.8	1994	2.7
1983	3.8	1995	2.5
1984	3.9	1996	3.3
1985	3.8	1997	1.7
1986	1.1	1998	1.6
1987	4.4	1999	2.7
1988	4.4	2000	3.4
Average	4.26	Average	2.58

Manufacturing [1992=100]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	113.9	1993	105.1
1982	80.5	1994	113.8
1983	88.2	1995	116.28
1984	98.7	1996	119.7
1985	98.4	1997	125.5
1986	91.2	1998	127.7
1987	97.8	1999	129.4
1988	106.2	2000	131.9
Average	96.86	Average	121.16

Corporate Profits [billion's of dollars]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	216.3	1993	506.4
1982	188.0	1994	561.0
1983	223.9	1995	650.2
1984	262.0	1996	729.4
1985	255.2	1997	800.8
1986	250.5	1998	739.4
1987	298.4	1999	773.4
1988	359.8	2000	833.0
Average	256.76	Average	699.05

Dow Jones Indusital Average
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	932.92	1993	3522.06
1982	884.36	1994	3793.77
1983	1,190.34	1995	4493.76
1984	1,178.48	1996	5742.89
1985	1,328.23	1997	7441.15
1986	1,792.76	1998	8625.52
1987	2,275.99	1999	10464.88
1988	2,060.82	2000	10734.90
Average	1,455.49	Average	6852.37

New York Stock Exchange
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	74.02	1993	249.58
1982	68.93	1994	254.12
1983	92.63	1995	291.15
1984	92.46	1996	358.17
1985	108.09	1997	456.54
1986	136.00	1998	550.26
1987	161.70	1999	619.16
1988	149.91	2000	643.66
Average	110.47	Average	427.83

S&P
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	128.05	1993	451.41
1982	119.71	1994	460.42
1983	160.41	1995	541.72
1984	160.46	1996	670.50
1985	186.84	1997	873.43
1986	236.34	1998	1,085.50
1987	286.83	1999	1,327.33
1988	265.79	2000	1,427.22
Average	193.05	Average	854.69

NASDAQ
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	203.18	1993	715.16
1982	188.97	1994	751.65
1983	285.43	1995	925.19
1984	248.88	1996	1,164.96
1985	290.19	1997	1,469.49
1986	366.96	1998	1,794.91
1987	402.57	1999	2,728.15
1988	374.43	2000	3,783.67
Average	295.08	Average	1,666.65

New Home Mortgage Yields [Percent per annum]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	14.70	1993	7.20
1982	15.14	1994	7.49
1983	12.57	1995	7.87
1984	12.38	1996	7.80
1985	11.55	1997	7.71
1986	10.17	1998	7.07
1987	9.31	1999	7.04
1988	9.19	2000	7.52
Average	11.88	Average	7.46

Prime Rate [Percent per annum]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	18.87	1993	6.00
1982	14.86	1994	7.15
1983	10.79	1995	8.83
1984	12.04	1996	8.27
1985	9.93	1997	8.44
1986	8.33	1998	8.35
1987	8.21	1999	8.0
1988	9.32	2000	9.23
Average	11.54	Average	8.04

Finished Energy Goods [percent change] [year to year]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	19.1	1993	.3
1982	-1.5	1994	-1.3
1983	-4.8	1995	1.4
1984	-4.2	1996	6.5
1985	-3.9	1997	.2
1986	-28.1	1998	-10.0
1987	-1.9	1999	4.9
1988	-3.2	2000	19.4
Average	-3.56	Average	3.48

Real GDP chain-type quantity index]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	2.5	1993	2.7
1982	-2.0	1994	4.0
1983	4.3	1995	2.7
1984	7.3	1996	3.6
1985	3.8	1997	4.4
1986	3.4	1998	4.3
1987	3.4	1999	4.1
1988	4.2	2000	4.1
Average	3.36	Average	3.74

Black Family Income [in 2000 dollars]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	24,530	1993	25,338
1982	23,370	1994	28,427
1983	24,027	1995	29,160
1984	24,486	1996	28,993
1985	25,761	1997	30,603
1986	26,548	1998	31,027
1987	26,843	1999	32,846
1988	27,199	2000	34,192
Average	25,346	Average	30,073

Black Poverty [percent below poverty level]
Year	Reagan	Year	Clinton
1981	34.2	1993	33.1
1982	35.6	1994	30.6
1983	35.7	1995	29.3
1984	33.8	1996	28.4
1985	31.3	1997	26.5
1986	31.1	1998	26.1
1987	32.4	1999	23.6
1988	31.3	2000	22.0
Average	33.18	Average	27.45

1981 Median Family Income: From ERP-2001, p.314. Not included in ERP-2002.
1981 Poverty: From ERP-2001, p.314. Not included in ERP-2002.
1981 Black Family Income :From ERP-2001, p.314. Not included in ERP-2002.
1981 Black Poverty: From ERP-2001, p.314. Not included in ERP-2002.

Economic Report of the President---2002/fiscal year 2003
2002_erp.pdf
Historical Tables--2002
hist.pdf
February 05, 2002

Receipts, outlays, deficits in dollars, p.413.

Receipts, outlays, deficits as % of gdp, p.417.

Deficits in current dollars, Historical Tables, p.296

Interest on debt, Historical Tables, p.359

Median Family Income, p.360.

Savings, p.359

Unemployment, p.362

Poverty, p.360

Debt, p.413

Interest on Debt, Historical Tables of the US, p.124

Producer Price Index, p.386

Consumer Price Index, p.379

Manufacturing, p.380

Corporate Profits, p.426

Dow Jones, NYSE, S&P, NASDAQ, p.430

New Home Mortgage, Prime, p.398

Finished Energy Goods, p.398

Real GDP, p.324

Black Family Income, Black Poverty, p.360

Author: Patrick Ziegler
February 12, 2002