What did the USA look like on January 20, 2021? We took a snapshot on that day. What does it look like today? Well, look below... Better or worse? You decide...
January 20, 2021 - Election Day
Debt: 27.8 trillion
Stock market: DOW Jones 31,131
Inflation rate: 1.4%
Mortgage Interest Rate: 2.8%
National Unemployment: 6.7%
National Average Gas Price: $2.62 per gallon
July 20, 2021 - 6 months in
Debt: 28.5 trillion
Stock market: DOW Jones 33,962
Inflation rate: 5.4%
Mortgage Interest Rate: 3.2%
Unemployment: 5.9%
National Average Gas Price: $3.22 per gallon
January 20, 2022 - 1 year later
Debt: 29.8 trillion
Stock market: DOW Jones 35,282
Inflation rate: 7%
Mortgage Interest Rate: 3.6%
Unemployment: 3.9%
National Average Gas Price: $3.40 per gallon
July 20, 2022 - 1.5 years later
Debt: 30.5 trillion
Stock market: DOW Jones 31,800
Inflation rate: 9.1% (40 year high)
Mortgage Interest Rate: 5.5%
Unemployment: 3.6%
National Average Gas Price: $4.44 per gallon
January 20, 2023 - 2 years later
Debt: 31.52 trillion
Stock market: DOW Jones 33,296
Inflation rate: 6.5%
Mortgage Interest Rate: 6.95%
Unemployment: 3.5%
National Average Gas Price: $3.37 per gallon - Source: EIA.gov
July 20, 2023 - 2.5 years later
Debt: 32.6 trillion
Stock market: DOW Jones 35,509
Inflation rate: 2.97%
Mortgage Interest Rate: 7.5%
Unemployment: 3.6%
National Average Gas Price: $3.56 per gallon - Source: EIA.gov
January 20, 2024 - 3 years later
Debt: 34 trillion
Stock market: DOW Jones 37,593
Inflation rate: 3.4%
Mortgage Interest Rate: 6.6%
Unemployment: 3.7%
National Average Gas Price: $3.06 per gallon - Source: EIA.gov
Miscellaneous FACTS
Gasoline on Jan 20, 2021 in Virginia was$2.10 - it never went back to that
