- The day Bush took office the Dow was at 10,587.59
- Today it closed at 11,615.93 (net gain of 1,028.34)
- The day Clinton took office the Dow was at 3,271.12
- The day Clinton left office it was at 10,587.59 (net gain of 7,316.47)
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- The day Bush took office the price of gas was $1.46/gallon
- Today it is $3.81/gallon (net gain of 2.35/gallon)
- The day Clinton took office the price of gas was $1.06
- The day Clinton left office the price of gas was $1.46/gallon (net gain of 0.40 cents)

- The day Bush took office the unemployment rate was 4.1%
- Today the unemployment rate is 5.7% (net gain of 1.6%)
- The day Clinton took office the unemployment rate was 7.5%
- The day Clinton left office the unemployment rate was 4.1% (net loss of 2.4%)