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After hearing arguments for and against, the War Labor Board decided that wage increases should be bounded by the national cost of living increase between January 1941, when prices were stable, and May 1942, when the United States had introduced various anti-inflation measures. [20]
From 1946 to 1978, the standard of living for the average family more than doubled. [34] Average family income (in real terms) more than doubled from 1945 up until the 1970s, while unemployment steadily fell until it reached 4% in the 1960s. [35]
From the trough of the recession of 1945 to the late-2000s recession, there have been eleven periods of expansion, lasting an average of fifty-nine months. [ 1 ] Included during this period is the post–World War II economic expansion through the 1973–75 recession , a period of stagflation between 1974 and 1981, and the Great Moderation from ...
In the United States, unemployment fluctuated during the 1950s, but dropped steadily during the 1960s. OECD members enjoyed real GDP growth averaging over 4% per year in the 1950s, and nearly 5% per year in the 1960s, compared with 3% in the 1970s and 2% in the 1980s.
Keep reading to learn the cost of gas the year you were born. Everett / Shutterstock.com. ... 1945. Price of a gallon of gas: $0.21. In 2022 dollars: $3.34 ... Country Living.
The maintenance and extension of price controls to keep down the cost of living in the transition to a peacetime economy. ... The Presidency of Harry S. Truman, 1945 ...
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Whereas an average of 316,000 new housing nonfarm units had been constructed each year from the 1930s through 1945, there were 1,450,000 built annually from 1946 through 1955 in all areas, especially suburbs. [59] The G.I. Bill guaranteed low cost loans for veterans, with very low down payments, and low interest rates.