The GDP is the real inidcator of overall economic growth.Is it possible you have fallen into the same trap that the 'brain trust' of FDR fell into?
You're NOT denying that unemployment was rampant during that period, are you?
What affect did S-H have on exports?
You can see all sorts of numbers but the bottom line is that if we had exported our production capability to Japan, Germany and China we would have been up the creek to win WW II.