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  • Table 34. Gross domestic product, state and local expenditures, personal income, disposable personal income, median family income, and population: 1929 to 2000

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          | Gross domestic  |   State and local   |        |Disposable|   Disposable  |          |    Population,
          |    product,     |   expenditures,\1\  |Personal| personal |personal income|   Median |   in thousands
     Year |  in billions    |    in millions      |income, |income, in|   per capita  |   family |_____________________
          |_________________|_____________________|   in   | billions |_______________|   income |  Annual   |Resident
          |        |Chained |All general|Education|billions|of chained|       |Chained|          |averages of|population
          |Current |  1996  | expendi-  |expendi- |        |   1996   |Current| 1996  |          | quarterly |  as of
          |dollars |dollars |   tures   |  tures  |        | dollars  |dollars|dollars|          |  data\2\  |July 1\3\
    ______|________|________|___________|_________|________|__________|_______|_______|__________|___________|_________
      1   |   2    |   3    |     4     |    5    |   6    |    7     |   8   |   9   |     10   |    11     |   12
    ______|________|________|___________|_________|________|__________|_______|_______|__________|___________|_________
    1929 .| $103.7 | $822.2 |       --- |     --- |  $85.3 |   $672.3 |  $683 |$5,516 |      --- |       --- | 121,767
    1933 .|   56.4 |  603.3 |       --- |     --- |   46.9 |    510.7 |   365 | 4,063 |      --- |       --- | 125,579
    1939 .|   92.0 |  903.5 |       --- |     --- |   73.1 |    732.3 |   545 | 5,589 |      --- |       --- | 130,880
    1940 .|  101.3 |  980.7 |    $9,229 |  $2,638 |   78.6 |    781.1 |   581 | 5,912 |      --- |       --- | 132,122
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1941 .|  126.7 |1,148.8 |       --- |     --- |   96.3 |    899.0 |   703 | 6,739 |      --- |       --- | 133,402
    1942 .|  161.8 |1,360.0 |     9,190 |   2,586 |  123.8 |  1,012.4 |   880 | 7,507 |      --- |       --- | 134,860
    1943 .|  198.4 |1,583.7 |       --- |     --- |  152.4 |  1,057.9 |   990 | 7,737 |      --- |       --- | 136,739
    1944 .|  219.7 |1,714.1 |     8,863 |   2,793 |  166.3 |  1,096.1 | 1,072 | 7,920 |      --- |       --- | 138,397
    1945 .|  223.0 |1,693.3 |       --- |     --- |  171.9 |  1,081.5 | 1,087 | 7,729 |      --- |       --- | 139,928
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1946 .|  222.3 |1,505.5 |    11,028 |   3,356 |  179.5 |  1,074.4 | 1,145 | 7,599 |      --- |       --- | 141,389
    1947 .|  244.4 |1,495.1 |       --- |     --- |  192.1 |  1,035.2 | 1,194 | 7,183 |   $3,031 |       --- | 144,126
    1948 .|  269.6 |1,560.0 |    17,684 |   5,379 |  211.1 |  1,090.0 | 1,307 | 7,433 |    3,187 |       --- | 146,631
    1949 .|  267.7 |1,550.9 |       --- |     --- |  208.2 |  1,095.6 | 1,281 | 7,343 |    3,107 |       --- | 149,188
    1950 .|  294.3 |1,686.6 |    22,787 |   7,177 |  229.9 |  1,192.7 | 1,388 | 7,863 |    3,319 |       --- | 152,271
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1951 .|  339.5 |1,815.1 |       --- |     --- |  258.7 |  1,227.0 | 1,499 | 7,953 |    3,709 |       --- | 154,878
    1952 .|  358.6 |1,887.3 |    26,098 |   8,318 |  276.1 |  1,266.8 | 1,552 | 8,071 |    3,890 |       --- | 157,553
    1953 .|  379.9 |1,973.9 |    27,910 |   9,390 |  292.6 |  1,327.5 | 1,622 | 8,319 |    4,242 |       --- | 160,184
    1954 .|  381.1 |1,960.5 |    30,701 |  10,557 |  295.2 |  1,344.0 | 1,629 | 8,276 |    4,167 |       --- | 163,026
    1955 .|  415.2 |2,099.5 |    33,724 |  11,907 |  316.8 |  1,433.8 | 1,715 | 8,675 |    4,418 |       --- | 165,931
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1956 .|  438.0 |2,141.1 |    36,711 |  13,220 |  340.0 |  1,502.3 | 1,800 | 8,930 |    4,780 |       --- | 168,903
    1957 .|  461.5 |2,183.9 |    40,375 |  14,134 |  359.3 |  1,539.5 | 1,867 | 8,988 |    4,966 |       --- | 171,984
    1958 .|  467.9 |2,162.8 |    44,851 |  15,919 |  370.0 |  1,553.7 | 1,899 | 8,922 |    5,087 |       --- | 174,882
    1959 .|  507.4 |2,319.0 |    48,887 |  17,283 |  394.0 |  1,623.8 | 1,983 | 9,167 |    5,417 |   177,130 | 177,830
    1960 .|  527.4 |2,376.7 |    51,876 |  18,719 |  412.7 |  1,664.8 | 2,026 | 9,210 |    5,620 |   180,760 | 180,671
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1961 .|  545.7 |2,432.0 |    56,201 |  20,574 |  430.3 |  1,720.0 | 2,081 | 9,361 |    5,735 |   183,742 | 183,691
    1962 .|  586.5 |2,578.9 |    60,206 |  22,216 |  457.9 |  1,803.5 | 2,174 | 9,666 |    5,956 |   186,590 | 186,538
    1963 .|  618.7 |2,690.4 |    63,977 |  23,729 |  481.0 |  1,871.5 | 2,249 | 9,886 |    6,249 |   189,300 | 189,242
    1964 .|  664.4 |2,846.5 |    69,302 |  26,286 |  515.8 |  2,006.9 | 2,412 |10,456 |    6,569 |   191,927 | 191,889
    1965 .|  720.1 |3,028.5 |    74,678 |  28,563 |  557.4 |  2,131.0 | 2,567 |10,965 |    6,957 |   194,347 | 194,303
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1966 .|  789.3 |3,227.5 |    82,843 |  33,287 |  606.4 |  2,244.6 | 2,742 |11,417 |    7,532 |   196,599 | 196,560
    1967 .|  834.1 |3,308.3 |    93,350 |  37,919 |  650.4 |  2,340.5 | 2,899 |11,776 |    7,933 |   198,752 | 198,712
    1968 .|  911.5 |3,466.1 |   102,411 |  41,158 |  714.5 |  2,448.2 | 3,119 |12,196 |    8,632 |   200,745 | 200,706
    1969 .|  985.3 |3,571.4 |   116,728 |  47,238 |  780.8 |  2,524.3 | 3,329 |12,451 |    9,433 |   202,736 | 202,677
    1970 .|1,039.7 |3,578.0 |   131,332 |  52,718 |  841.1 |  2,630.0 | 3,591 |12,823 |    9,867 |   205,089 | 205,052
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1971 .|1,128.6 |3,697.7 |   150,674 |  59,413 |  905.1 |  2,745.3 | 3,860 |13,218 |   10,285 |   207,692 | 207,661
    1972 .|1,240.4 |3,898.4 |   168,550 |  65,814 |  994.3 |  2,874.3 | 4,138 |13,692 |   11,116 |   209,924 | 209,896
    1973 .|1,385.5 |4,123.4 |   181,357 |  69,714 |1,113.4 |  3,072.3 | 4,619 |14,496 |   12,051 |   211,939 | 211,909
    1974 .|1,501.0 |4,099.0 |   198,959 |  75,833 |1,225.6 |  3,051.9 | 5,013 |14,268 |   12,902 |   213,898 | 213,854
    1975 .|1,635.2 |4,084.4 |   230,721 |  87,858 |1,331.7 |  3,108.5 | 5,470 |14,393 |   13,719 |   215,981 | 215,973
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1976 .|1,823.9 |4,311.7 |   256,731 |  97,216 |1,475.4 |  3,243.5 | 5,960 |14,873 |   14,958 |   218,086 | 218,035
    1977 .|2,031.4 |4,511.8 |   274,215 | 102,780 |1,637.1 |  3,360.7 | 6,519 |15,256 |   16,009 |   220,289 | 220,239
    1978 .|2,295.9 |4,760.6 |   296,984 | 110,758 |1,848.3 |  3,527.5 | 7,253 |15,845 |   17,640 |   222,629 | 222,585
    1979 .|2,566.4 |4,912.1 |   327,517 | 119,448 |2,081.5 |  3,628.6 | 8,033 |16,120 |   19,587 |   225,106 | 225,055
    1980 .|2,795.6 |4,900.9 |   369,086 | 133,211 |2,323.9 |  3,658.0 | 8,869 |16,063 |   21,023 |   227,726 | 227,225
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1981 .|3,131.3 |5,021.0 |   407,449 | 145,784 |2,599.4 |  3,741.1 | 9,773 |16,265 |   22,388 |   230,008 | 229,466
    1982 .|3,259.2 |4,919.3 |   436,733 | 154,282 |2,768.4 |  3,791.7 |10,364 |16,328 |   23,433 |   232,218 | 231,664
    1983 .|3,534.9 |5,132.3 |   466,516 | 163,876 |2,946.9 |  3,906.9 |11,036 |16,673 |   24,674 |   234,332 | 233,792
    1984 .|3,932.7 |5,505.2 |   505,008 | 176,108 |3,274.8 |  4,207.6 |12,215 |17,799 |   26,433 |   236,394 | 235,825
    1985 .|4,213.0 |5,717.1 |   553,899 | 192,686 |3,515.0 |  4,347.8 |12,941 |18,229 |   27,735 |   238,506 | 237,924
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1986 .|4,452.9 |5,912.4 |   605,623 | 210,819 |3,712.4 |  4,486.6 |13,555 |18,641 |   29,458 |   240,682 | 240,133
    1987 .|4,742.5 |6,113.3 |   657,134 | 226,619 |3,962.5 |  4,582.5 |14,246 |18,870 |\4\30,970 |   242,842 | 242,289
    1988 .|5,108.3 |6,368.4 |   704,921 | 242,683 |4,272.1 |  4,784.1 |15,312 |19,522 |\4\32,191 |   245,061 | 244,499
    1989 .|5,489.1 |6,591.8 |   762,360 | 263,898 |4,599.8 |  4,906.5 |16,235 |19,833 |\4\34,213 |   247,387 | 246,819
    1990 .|5,803.2 |6,707.9 |   834,818 | 288,148 |4,903.2 |  5,014.2 |17,176 |20,058 |\4\35,353 |   249,981 | 249,464
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1991 .|5,986.2 |6,676.4 |   908,108 | 309,302 |5,085.4 |  5,033.0 |17,710 |19,919 |\4\35,939 |   252,677 | 252,153
    1992 .|6,318.9 |6,880.0 |   981,253 | 324,652 |5,390.4 |  5,189.3 |18,616 |20,318 |\4\36,573 |   255,403 | 255,030
    1993 .|6,642.3 |7,062.6 | 1,033,167 | 342,287 |5,610.0 |  5,261.3 |19,121 |20,384 |\4\36,959 |   258,107 | 257,783
    1994 .|7,054.3 |7,347.7 | 1,077,665 | 353,287 |5,888.0 |  5,397.2 |19,820 |20,709 |\4\38,782 |   260,616 | 260,327
    1995 .|7,400.5 |7,543.8 | 1,146,188 | 378,273 |6,200.9 |  5,539.1 |20,613 |21,055 |\4\40,611 |   263,073 | 262,803
          |        |        |           |         |        |          |       |       |          |           |
    1996 .|7,813.2 |7,813.2 | 1,189,356 | 398,859 |6,547.4 |  5,677.7 |21,385 |21,385 |\4\42,300 |   265,504 | 265,229
    1997 .|8,318.4 |8,159.5 | 1,247,436 | 419,053 |6,937.0 |  5,854.5 |22,262 |21,838 |\4\44,568 |   268,087 | 267,784
    1998 .|8,781.5 |8,508.9 | 1,314,496 | 450,365 |7,426.0 |  6,186.6 |23,491 |22,800 |\4\46,737 |   270,560 | 270,248
    1999 .|9,268.6 |8,856.5 |       --- |     --- |7,777.3 |  6,320.0 |24,242 |23,150 |\4\48,950 |   272,996 | 272,691
    2000 .|9,872.9 |9,224.0 |       --- |     --- |8,319.2 |  6,539.2 |25,528 |23,742 |      --- |   275,423 | 275,130
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    ---Not available.
    \1\Data for years prior to 1963 include expenditures for government fiscal years ending during that particular calendar year. Data for 1963 and later years are the aggregations of expenditures for government fiscal years which ended on June 30 of the stated year. General expenditures exclude expenditures of publicly owned utilities and liquor stores, and of insurance-trust activities. Intergovernmental payments between state and local governments are excluded. Payments to the federal government are included.
    \2\Population of the United States including Armed Forces overseas; includes Alaska and Hawaii beginning 1960. Quarterly data are averages for the period.
    \3\Resident population of the United States; includes Alaska and Hawaii beginning 1958. Includes revisions based on the 1990 Census.
    \4\Revised methodology.

    NOTE: Gross domestic product data are adjusted by the GDP chained weight price deflator. Personal income data are adjusted by the personal consumption deflator. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

    SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Money Income in the United States, Series P-60, No. 200; and Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business, and unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 2001.)

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