The Great Depression

Statistics report on the Great Depression

The Great Depression

This report presents a range of facts relating to the Great Depression of the 1930s, with a focus on its impact in the United States. The depression was preceded by the Wall Street Crash of October 1929, and its effects were felt until the Second World War in the 1940s. The Great Depression report includes data relating to national economic indicators, the stock market, agriculture and manufacturing industries, as well as the role of the government.

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National economics

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  • Basic Statistic Change in GDP in the U.S and European countries 1929-1938
  • Basic Statistic United States: historical total unemployment and unemployment rate 1890-1988
  • Basic Statistic Annual GDP growth for the United States 1930-2022
  • Basic Statistic Total imports, total exports, and trade balance of the U.S. 1790-1970
  • Premium Statistic United States: annual number of banks and thrifts 1920-1935
  • Basic Statistic United States: value of commercial and savings bank deposits 1920-1940

Stock market

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  • Basic Statistic Dow Jones: monthly value 1920-1955
  • Basic Statistic Dow Jones: average and yearly closing prices 1915-2021
  • Basic Statistic Dow Jones: annual change in closing prices 1915-2021
  • Basic Statistic Great Depression: Dow Jones monthly change over presidential terms 1929-1937
  • Premium Statistic Worst days in the history of Dow Jones Industrial Average index 1897-2023
  • Premium Statistic Best years in the history of Dow Jones Industrial Average index 1897-2023
  • Premium Statistic Worst years in the history of Dow Jones Industrial Average index 1897-2023
  • Premium Statistic S&P 500 performance during major crashes as of August 2020

Manufacturing

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  • Basic Statistic Change in industrial production in the U.S and European countries 1929-1938
  • Basic Statistic Interwar period: industrialization index in selected European countries 1925-1938
  • Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings in manufacturing industries in the U.S. 1914-1969
  • Basic Statistic Nonagricultural employment in the United States 1900-1943
  • Basic Statistic United States: number of strikes and workers involved 1881-1975
  • Basic Statistic Industrial recovery after the Great Depression in select European countries 1928-1938
  • Basic Statistic Increase in European import tariffs during the Great Depression 1927-1931
  • Basic Statistic Interwar period: manufacturing index in selected American countries 1923-1944
  • Basic Statistic Interwar period: mining index in selected American countries 1923-1944

Agriculture

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  • Basic Statistic Increase in Europe's agricultural tariffs during the Great Depression 1927-1931
  • Basic Statistic Index of agricultural wages in the United States 1818-1948
  • Premium Statistic Net income of farm operators in the United States 1910-1941
  • Basic Statistic United States: arable crop output 1866-1988
  • Basic Statistic United States: net migration of farm population 1921-1970
  • Basic Statistic Wheat exports of the U.S., Canada, and Argentina 1852-1988

Government

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  • Basic Statistic Federal share of relief spending in the U.S. during the Great Depression 1932-1940
  • Basic Statistic Great Depression: annual benefits compared to manufacturing wages U.S. 1933-1940
  • Basic Statistic Number of executive orders signed by U.S. presidents 1789-2024
  • Basic Statistic Winning margins for votes in U.S. presidential elections 1789-2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of jobs created by sitting president 1933-2022
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