The peak of the recession was fairly early in Reagan's presidency. Except for a blip in mid 1990 through mid 1991, the GDP grew at a much higher rate than the 2.7% yearly average since 1973. Late 1982 to mid 1990 it was 4% yearly growth and mid 1991 to late 2000 it was 3.7%. Inflation has had three periods of quite high numbers in the last century. During WWI, in the mid to late 1940's, and the late 1970's. Late 2000 was after the dot-com bubble burst, the same period as the WTC attack, and the following wars, mortgage and financial meltdowns, bailouts. Legislators and Presidents since Reagan have changed the landscape.

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