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  • Table 38. -  Gross domestic product deflator, Consumer Price Index, education price indexes, and federal budget composite deflator: 1919 to 1998
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          Calendar year      ||                      School year                  ||Federal fiscal year
    _________________________||___________________________________________________||___________________
           | Gross  |Consumer||         |Consumer| Higher  | Research  | Academic ||        | Federal
     Year  |domestic| Price  ||  Year   | Price  |Education|    and    | Library  ||  Year  |  budget
           |product |Index\1\||         |Index\2\|  Price  |Development|Operations||        |composite
           | chain  |        ||         |        |  Index  |   Index   |  Index   ||        | deflator
           | weight |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
           |deflator|        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    _______|________|________||_________|________|_________|___________|__________||________|__________
       1   |   2    |   3    ||    4    |   5    |    6    |     7     |    8     ||   9    |    10
    _______|________|________||_________|________|_________|___________|__________||________|__________
    1919 ..|    --- |   17.3 || 1919-20 |   19.1 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1919 ...|     ---
    1929 ..|    --- |   17.1 || 1929-30 |   17.1 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1929 ...|     ---
    1934 ..|    --- |   13.4 || 1934-35 |   13.6 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1934 ...|     ---
    1939 ..|    --- |   13.9 || 1939-40 |   14.0 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1939 ...|     ---
    1940 ..|    --- |   14.0 || 1940-41 |   14.2 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1940 ...|   0.0909
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1941 ..|    --- |   14.7 || 1941-42 |   15.6 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1941 ...|   0.0954
    1942 ..|    --- |   16.3 || 1942-43 |   16.9 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1942 ...|   0.1048
    1943 ..|    --- |   17.3 || 1943-44 |   17.4 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1943 ...|   0.1199
    1944 ..|    --- |   17.6 || 1944-45 |   17.8 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1944 ...|   0.1218
    1945 ..|    --- |   18.0 || 1945-46 |   18.2 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1945 ...|   0.1195
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1946 ..|    --- |   19.5 || 1946-47 |   21.2 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1946 ...|   0.1148
    1947 ..|    --- |   22.3 || 1947-48 |   23.3 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1947 ...|   0.1296
    1948 ..|    --- |   24.1 || 1948-49 |   24.1 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1948 ...|   0.1331
    1949 ..|    --- |   23.8 || 1949-50 |   23.7 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1949 ...|   0.1344
    1950 ..|    --- |   24.1 || 1950-51 |   25.1 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1950 ...|   0.1414
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1951 ..|    --- |   26.0 || 1951-52 |   26.3 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1951 ...|   0.1473
    1952 ..|    --- |   26.5 || 1952-53 |   26.7 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1952 ...|   0.1513
    1953 ..|    --- |   26.7 || 1953-54 |   26.9 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1953 ...|   0.1588
    1954 ..|    --- |   26.9 || 1954-55 |   26.8 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1954 ...|   0.1640
    1955 ..|    --- |   26.8 || 1955-56 |   26.9 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1955 ...|   0.1664
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1956 ..|    --- |   27.2 || 1956-57 |   27.7 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1956 ...|   0.1749
    1957 ..|    --- |   28.1 || 1957-58 |   28.6 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1957 ...|   0.1833
    1958 ..|    --- |   28.9 || 1958-59 |   29.0 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1958 ...|   0.1925
    1959 ..|   23.0 |   29.1 || 1959-60 |   29.4 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1959 ...|   0.1987
    1960 ..|   23.3 |   29.6 || 1960-61 |   29.8 |    25.6 |      26.7 |      --- ||1960 ...|   0.1994
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1961 ..|   23.6 |   29.9 || 1961-62 |   30.1 |    26.5 |      27.5 |      --- ||1961 ...|   0.2046
    1962 ..|   23.9 |   30.2 || 1962-63 |   30.4 |    27.6 |      28.5 |      --- ||1962 ...|   0.2077
    1963 ..|   24.2 |   30.6 || 1963-64 |   30.8 |    28.6 |      29.5 |      --- ||1963 ...|   0.2154
    1964 ..|   24.6 |   31.0 || 1964-65 |   31.2 |    29.8 |      30.7 |      --- ||1964 ...|   0.2192
    1965 ..|   25.0 |   31.5 || 1965-66 |   31.9 |    31.3 |      32.0 |      --- ||1965 ...|   0.2224
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1966 ..|   25.7 |   32.4 || 1966-67 |   32.9 |    32.9 |      33.8 |      --- ||1966 ...|   0.2293
    1967 ..|   26.6 |   33.4 || 1967-68 |   34.0 |    34.9 |      35.7 |      --- ||1967 ...|   0.2365
    1968 ..|   27.7 |   34.8 || 1968-69 |   35.7 |    37.1 |      38.0 |      --- ||1968 ...|   0.2465
    1969 ..|   29.0 |   36.7 || 1969-70 |   37.8 |    39.5 |      40.3 |      --- ||1969 ...|   0.2597
    1970 ..|   30.6 |   38.8 || 1970-71 |   39.7 |    42.1 |      42.7 |      --- ||1970 ...|   0.2753
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1971 ..|   32.1 |   40.5 || 1971-72 |   41.2 |    44.3 |      45.0 |      --- ||1971 ...|   0.2925
    1972 ..|   33.5 |   41.8 || 1972-73 |   42.8 |    46.7 |      47.1 |      --- ||1972 ...|   0.3118
    1973 ..|   35.4 |   44.4 || 1973-74 |   46.6 |    49.9 |      50.1 |      --- ||1973 ...|   0.3277
    1974 ..|   38.5 |   49.3 || 1974-75 |   51.8 |    54.3 |      54.8 |      --- ||1974 ...|   0.3454
    1975 ..|   42.2 |   53.8 || 1975-76 |   55.5 |    57.8 |      59.0 |     57.3 ||1975 ...|   0.3545
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1976 ..|   44.6 |   56.9 || 1976-77 |   58.7 |    61.5 |      62.7 |     61.6 ||1976 ...|   0.4196
    1977 ..|   47.5 |   60.6 || 1977-78 |   62.6 |    65.7 |      66.8 |     65.8 ||1977 ...|   0.4539
    1978 ..|   50.9 |   65.2 || 1978-79 |   68.5 |    70.5 |      71.7 |     71.4 ||1978 ...|   0.4855
    1979 ..|   55.3 |   72.6 || 1979-80 |   77.6 |    77.5 |      78.3 |     78.5 ||1979 ...|   0.5265
    1980 ..|   60.4 |   82.4 || 1980-81 |   86.6 |    85.8 |      86.6 |     86.1 ||1980 ...|   0.5817
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1981 ..|   66.1 |   90.9 || 1981-82 |   94.1 |    93.9 |      94.0 |     94.0 ||1981 ...|   0.6421
    1982 ..|   70.2 |   96.5 || 1982-83 |   98.2 |   100.0 |     100.0 |    100.0 ||1982 ...|   0.6867
    1983 ..|   73.2 |   99.6 || 1983-84 |  101.8 |   104.8 |     104.3 |    105.1 ||1983 ...|   0.7198
    1984 ..|   75.9 |  103.9 || 1984-85 |  105.8 |   110.8 |     109.8 |    111.2 ||1984 ...|   0.7544
    1985 ..|   78.6 |  107.6 || 1985-86 |  108.8 |   116.3 |     115.2 |    117.6 ||1985 ...|   0.7828
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1986 ..|   80.6 |  109.6 || 1986-87 |  111.2 |   120.9 |     120.0 |    124.2 ||1986 ...|   0.8049
    1987 ..|   83.1 |  113.6 || 1987-88 |  115.8 |   126.1 |     126.8 |    130.0 ||1987 ...|   0.8271
    1988 ..|   86.1 |  118.3 || 1988-89 |  121.2 |   132.8 |     132.1 |    138.6 ||1988 ...|   0.8544
    1989 ..|   89.7 |  124.0 || 1989-90 |  127.0 |   140.8 |     139.0 |    147.4 ||1989 ...|   0.8901
    1990 ..|   93.6 |  130.7 || 1990-91 |  133.9 |   148.2 |     145.8 |    155.7 ||1990 ...|   0.9257
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1991 ..|   97.3 |  136.2 || 1991-92 |  138.2 |   153.5 |     150.6 |    163.3 ||1991 ...|   0.9695
    1992 ..|  100.0 |  140.3 || 1992-93 |  142.5 |   158.0 |     155.2 |    169.8 ||1992 ...|   1.0000
    1993 ..|  102.6 |  144.5 || 1993-94 |  146.2 |   163.3 |     160.1 |    176.7 ||1993 ...|   1.0252
    1994 ..|  105.1 |  148.2 || 1994-95 |  150.4 |   168.3 |     165.4 |    183.9 ||1994 ...|   1.0495
    1995 ..|  107.5 |  152.4 || 1995-96 |  154.5 |   173.3 |     170.8 |    192.6 ||1995 ...|   1.0767
           |        |        ||         |        |         |           |          ||        |
    1996 ..|  109.5 |  156.9 || 1996-97 |  158.9 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1996 ...|   1.1052
    1997 ..|  111.6 |  160.5 || 1997-98 |  161.7 |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1997 ...|   1.1324
    1998 ..|    --- |  163.0 || 1998-99 |    --- |     --- |       --- |      --- ||1998 ...|   1.1574
    _______|________|________||_________|________|_________|___________|__________||________|__________

    \1\Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers through 1977; 1978 and later figures are for all urban consumers.
    \2\Consumer Price Index adjusted to a school-year basis (July through June).
    ---Data not available.

    NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

    SOURCE: Council of Economic Advisers, Economic Indicators, February 1991 and September 1998, and Economic Report of the President, February 1999; U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index; Research Associates of Washington, "Inflation Measures for Schools and Colleges, 1990 Update," and unpublished data; and U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1999. (This table was prepared February 1999.)

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