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Year Inflation GDP-US $2017 per capita per day Population-US million Total Spending - $2017 per capita per day 1792 2.15 3.7 a 4.173 0.08 a 1793 3.36 3.9 a 4.300 0.07 a 1794 12.43 4.3 a 4.432 0.09 a 1795 15.33 4.4 a 4.567 0.09 a 1796 5.43 4.4 a 4.707 0.06 a 1797 -3.73 4.3 a 4.850 0.07 a 1798 -3.4 4.4 a 4.998 0.08 a 1799 0.05 4.6 a 5.151 0.10 a 1800 3.02 4.7 a 5.308 0.11 a 1801 2.12 4.7 a 5.476 0.09 a 1802 -15.45 4.7 a 5.648 0.08 a 1803 6.42 4.7 a 5.826 0.08 a 1804 5.24 4.7 a 6.010 0.08 a 1805 0.09 4.8 a 6.199 0.09 a 1806 5.33 4.9 a 6.395 0.08 a 1807 -4.74 4.7 a 6.596 0.07 a 1808 9.53 4.6 a 6.804 0.07 a 1809 -1.38 4.8 a 7.019 0.07 a 1810 -2.66 4.9 a 7.240 0.06 a 1811 4.14 5.0 a 7.450 0.06 a 1812 -1.54 5.0 a 7.666 0.13 a 1813 17.58 5.2 a 7.889 0.17 a 1814 7.04 5.3 a 8.118 0.17 a 1815 -15.02 5.1 a 8.354 0.18 a 1816 -11.44 5.0 a 8.596 0.19 a 1817 -8.48 5.0 a 8.846 0.15 a 1818 -7.75 5.0 a 9.102 0.14 a 1819 -3.28 5.0 a 9.367 0.15 a 1820 -6.31 5.0 a 9.638 0.14 a 1821 -1.87 5.1 a 9.921 0.12 a 1822 5.89 5.2 a 10.212 0.10 a 1823 -9.28 5.2 a 10.511 0.11 a 1824 -6.66 5.4 a 10.819 0.15 a 1825 4.52 5.4 a 11.136 0.11 a 1826 1.82 5.5 a 11.462 0.12 a 1827 2.6 5.5 a 11.798 0.10 a 1828 -3.4 5.4 a 12.144 0.11 a 1829 -0.15 5.4 a 12.500 0.10 a 1830 0.66 5.8 a 12.866 0.10 a 1831 -5.19 6.1 a 13.235 0.10 a 1832 0.48 6.3 a 13.614 0.11 a 1833 -0.47 6.3 a 14.005 0.14 a 1834 3.55 6.2 a 14.406 0.11 a 1835 4.68 6.4 a 14.819 0.10 a 1836 7.36 6.4 a 15.244 0.14 a 1837 4.13 6.3 a 15.682 0.17 a 1838 -1.33 6.4 a 16.131 0.15 a 1839 1.41 6.4 a 16.594 0.12 a 1840 -5.5 6.2 a 17.070 0.11 a 1841 2.74 6.2 a 17.601 0.11 a 1842 -5.28 6.2 a 18.149 0.11 a 1843 -8.05 6.3 a 18.714 0.06 a 1844 2.94 6.5 a 19.296 0.10 a 1845 2.88 6.7 a 19.897 0.10 a 1846 2.93 7.0 a 20.516 0.11 a 1847 9.93 7.3 a 21.154 0.18 a 1848 -2.65 7.3 a 21.813 0.15 a 1849 -1.72 7.2 a 22.492 0.14 a 1850 2.09 7.3 a 23.192 0.12 a 1851 -2.53 7.6 a 23.909 0.15 a 1852 1 8.2 a 24.648 0.13 a 1853 -0.2 8.6 a 25.409 0.14 a 1854 8.67 8.6 a 26.195 0.15 a 1855 2.91 8.7 a 27.004 0.15 a 1856 -2.19 8.7 a 27.839 0.17 a 1857 2.77 8.5 a 28.699 0.16 a 1858 -6.14 8.6 a 29.586 0.18 a 1859 0.88 8.9 a 30.501 0.17 a 1860 -1.87 8.7 a 31.443 0.15 a 1861 4.06 8.7 a 32.091 0.15 a 1862 13.42 9.6 a 32.753 0.79 a 1863 24.05 10.1 a 33.428 0.95 a 1864 22.88 10.0 a 34.117 0.91 a 1865 1.61 10.1 a 34.820 1.32 a 1866 -4.37 9.4 a 35.537 0.55 a 1867 -8.99 9.4 a 36.270 0.42 a 1868 -6.26 9.5 a 37.017 0.46 a 1869 -6.46 9.7 a 37.780 0.42 a 1870 -4.36 9.8 a 38.558 0.41 a 1871 -6.63 10.0 a 39.588 0.41 a 1872 0.03 10.5 a 40.646 0.38 a 1873 -2.17 11.1 a 41.732 0.40 a 1874 -4.92 11.0 a 42.847 0.43 a 1875 -3.61 10.7 a 43.991 0.40 a 1876 -2.33 10.9 a 45.166 0.38 a 1877 -2.41 11.1 a 46.373 0.35 a 1878 -4.88 11.2 a 47.612 0.35 a 1879 0.03 12.1 a 48.883 0.38 a 1880 2.44 12.8 a 50.189 0.37 a 1881 -0.28 14.1 a 51.342 0.36 a 1882 -0.26 14.6 a 52.521 0.35 a 1883 -1.93 14.6 a 53.726 0.36 a 1884 -2.68 14.1 a 54.960 0.34 a 1885 -1.95 13.8 a 56.222 0.36 a 1886 -3.06 14.6 a 57.513 0.34 a 1887 0.67 15.4 a 58.833 0.36 a 1888 -0.26 15.9 a 60.184 0.36 a 1889 -2.96 16.0 a 61.566 0.40 a 1890 -0.89 17.2 a 62.980 0.42 a 1891 1.02 17.1 a 64.192 0.47 a 1892 1.05 17.6 a 65.428 0.44 a 1893 0.06 16.2 a 66.688 0.47 a 1894 -3.52 15.2 a 67.972 0.47 a 1895 -1.11 16.6 a 69.281 0.46 a 1896 0.95 16.0 a 70.615 0.44 a 1897 -0.05 16.4 a 71.974 0.45 a 1898 1.04 17.8 a 73.360 0.52 a 1899 0.99 18.7 a 74.773 0.66 a 1900 2.92 18.8 a 76.212 0.56 a 1901 2.95 19.4 a 77.680 0.54 a 1902 2.9 20.0 a 79.176 0.46 a 1903 4.83 20.1 a 80.701 0.45 i 1904 2.57 19.0 a 82.255 0.45 i 1905 0.81 20.8 a 83.839 0.46 i 1906 3.71 21.2 a 85.453 0.46 i 1907 6.49 21.3 a 87.099 0.45 i 1908 -0.18 18.6 a 88.776 0.46 i 1909 -1.49 19.6 a 90.486 0.48 i 1910 2.63 19.4 a 92.229 0.48 i 1911 -0.49 19.7 a 93.523 0.50 i 1912 4.17 20.4 a 94.836 0.50 i 1913 0.75 20.9 a 96.167 0.51 a 1914 0.86 19.0 a 97.516 0.52 i 1915 3.29 19.3 a 98.885 0.52 i 1916 14.48 21.7 a 100.273 0.45 i 1917 22.75 20.8 a 101.680 0.80 i 1918 18 22.4 a 103.107 3.81 i 1919 2.49 22.3 a 104.554 5.30 i 1920 13.78 21.7 a 106.022 1.65 i 1921 -14.44 20.9 a 107.626 1.55 i 1922 -5.79 21.8 a 109.254 1.10 a 1923 3.15 24.3 a 110.908 1.05 i 1924 -1.28 24.6 a 112.586 1.03 i 1925 1.82 24.8 a 114.290 0.98 i 1926 0.5 26.1 a 116.019 0.95 i 1927 -2.42 25.9 a 117.775 0.95 a 1928 0.76 25.8 a 119.557 0.96 i 1929 0.73 26.9 a 121.366 0.98 i 1930 -3.35 24.2 a 123.203 1.04 i 1931 -9.65 22.5 a 124.071 1.20 i 1932 -10.22 19.5 a 124.945 1.40 a 1933 -2.63 19.1 a 125.825 1.70 i 1934 5.97 21.0 a 126.712 1.87 a 1935 2.18 22.7 a 127.605 2.31 i 1936 1.39 25.5 a 128.504 2.75 a 1937 4.55 26.6 a 129.410 2.52 i 1938 -2.71 25.5 a 130.321 2.47 a 1939 -1.16 27.4 a 131.240 2.71 i 1940 1.36 29.6 a 132.165 2.89 a 1941 7.95 34.4 a 133.966 3.76 i 1942 9.5 40.3 a 135.792 8.63 a 1943 5.32 46.6 a 137.643 19.02 i 1944 2.53 49.6 a 139.519 22.21 a 1945 2.58 48.4 a 141.421 22.70 i 1946 11.39 42.2 a 143.349 12.35 a 1947 10.86 41.2 a 145.303 6.83 i 1948 5.86 42.3 a 147.283 5.49 a 1949 -0.17 41.5 a 149.291 6.12 i 1950 1.33 44.5 a 151.326 6.65 a 1951 7.66 47.3 a 153.917 6.67 a 1952 1.8 48.4 a 156.552 9.43 a 1953 1.52 49.9 a 159.232 10.21 a 1954 0.72 48.7 a 161.958 9.68 a 1955 2.01 51.7 a 164.731 8.83 a 1956 3.93 51.4 a 167.551 8.65 a 1957 3.2 52.0 a 170.420 8.88 a 1958 2.04 50.8 a 173.337 9.00 a 1959 1.34 53.3 a 176.305 9.50 a 1960 1.44 53.7 a 179.323 9.58 a 1961 1.04 54.6 a 181.588 10.09 a 1962 1.27 57.2 a 183.881 10.03 a 1963 0.99 59.2 a 186.204 10.23 a 1964 1.87 61.7 a 188.555 10.57 a 1965 1.93 64.8 a 190.937 10.22 a 1966 3.34 67.8 a 193.348 11.14 a 1967 2.83 68.8 a 195.790 12.53 a 1968 4.56 71.6 a 198.263 13.42 a 1969 5.38 72.8 a 200.766 12.98 a 1970 5.02 72.2 a 203.302 13.00 a 1971 5.43 73.6 a 205.515 13.13 a 1972 4.21 76.7 a 207.752 13.71 a 1973 6.33 79.5 a 210.013 13.62 a 1974 9.43 78.1 a 212.299 13.49 a 1975 8.8 77.9 a 214.609 15.14 a 1976 5.38 80.9 a 216.945 15.94 a 1977 6.52 84.6 a 219.307 16.35 a 1978 7.81 88.1 a 221.694 16.88 a 1979 8.99 89.2 a 224.107 16.86 a 1980 8.71 86.9 a 226.546 17.97 a 1981 9.82 89.8 a 228.670 18.67 a 1982 5.8 86.7 a 230.815 19.20 a 1983 3.86 90.8 a 232.979 19.89 a 1984 3.81 96.1 a 235.164 20.05 a 1985 3.14 99.3 a 237.369 21.42 a 1986 1.92 101.5 a 239.595 21.81 a 1987 2.75 103.8 a 241.842 21.33 a 1988 3.96 107.1 a 244.110 21.59 a 1989 3.9 110.3 a 246.399 22.15 a 1990 3.89 111.2 a 248.710 23.15 a 1991 3.28 109.7 a 251.802 23.40 a 1992 2.15 112.3 a 254.933 23.63 a 1993 2.52 113.5 a 258.103 23.24 a 1994 2.19 116.9 a 261.312 23.31 a 1995 2.13 118.6 a 264.561 23.39 a 1996 1.78 121.9 a 267.850 23.39 a 1997 1.86 126.0 a 271.180 23.29 a 1998 1.19 129.6 a 274.552 23.47 a 1999 1.41 134.1 a 277.966 23.56 a 2000 2.55 137.3 a 282.172 23.81 a 2001 2.22 136.6 a 285.082 24.01 a 2002 1.5 138.2 a 287.804 25.30 a 2003 2.07 141.4 a 290.326 26.41 a 2004 2.89 145.0 a 293.046 27.02 a 2005 3.36 148.7 a 295.753 27.96 a 2006 3.21 150.7 a 298.593 28.84 a 2007 2.63 152.7 a 301.580 28.61 a 2008 2.03 151.7 a 304.375 30.37 a 2009 0.11 145.7 a 307.007 35.47 a 2010 1.45 149.4 a 309.327 34.12 a 2011 2.4 149.8 a 311.583 34.48 a 2012 1.72 152.5 a 313.878 32.95 a 2013 1.65 154.8 a 316.060 31.55 a 2014 1.96 158.4 a 318.386 31.19 a 2015 0.91 161.1 a 320.739 32.32 a 2016 0.86 162.8 a 323.072 33.20 a 2017 1.82 165.7 a 325.122 33.50 a 2018 2.49 170.0 a 326.838 33.58 a 2019 1.64 173.7 a 328.330 35.61 a 2020 1.25 169.5 a 331.527 51.32 a 2021 5.34 177.3 a 332.049 50.75 a Legend: a - actual reported e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com i - interpolated between actual reported values Data Sources for 1792: GDP: https://www.measuringworth.org/usgdp/ Samuel H. Williamson, "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?" MeasuringWorth, 2015. Federal: https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1975/compendia/hist_stats_colonial-1970.html Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970 State and Local: not available Data Sources for 2021: GDP, GO: https://usgovernmentspending.blogspot.com/search/label/usgdp GDP, GO Sources Federal: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/budget/2025/BUDGET-2025-TAB Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1 State and Local: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gov-finances.html State and Local Gov. Finances https://usgovernmentspending.blogspot.com/2011/03/change-to-guesstimated-state-and-local.html 'Guesstimated' by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years

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US Income Per Capita Per Day
Fiscal Years 1792 to 2021
Year	Inflation	GDP-US $2017 per capita per day		Population-US million	Total Spending - $2017 per capita per day
1792	2.15	3.7	a	4.173	0.08	a
1793	3.36	3.9	a	4.300	0.07	a
1794	12.43	4.3	a	4.432	0.09	a
1795	15.33	4.4	a	4.567	0.09	a
1796	5.43	4.4	a	4.707	0.06	a
1797	-3.73	4.3	a	4.850	0.07	a
1798	-3.4	4.4	a	4.998	0.08	a
1799	0.05	4.6	a	5.151	0.10	a
1800	3.02	4.7	a	5.308	0.11	a
1801	2.12	4.7	a	5.476	0.09	a
1802	-15.45	4.7	a	5.648	0.08	a
1803	6.42	4.7	a	5.826	0.08	a
1804	5.24	4.7	a	6.010	0.08	a
1805	0.09	4.8	a	6.199	0.09	a
1806	5.33	4.9	a	6.395	0.08	a
1807	-4.74	4.7	a	6.596	0.07	a
1808	9.53	4.6	a	6.804	0.07	a
1809	-1.38	4.8	a	7.019	0.07	a
1810	-2.66	4.9	a	7.240	0.06	a
1811	4.14	5.0	a	7.450	0.06	a
1812	-1.54	5.0	a	7.666	0.13	a
1813	17.58	5.2	a	7.889	0.17	a
1814	7.04	5.3	a	8.118	0.17	a
1815	-15.02	5.1	a	8.354	0.18	a
1816	-11.44	5.0	a	8.596	0.19	a
1817	-8.48	5.0	a	8.846	0.15	a
1818	-7.75	5.0	a	9.102	0.14	a
1819	-3.28	5.0	a	9.367	0.15	a
1820	-6.31	5.0	a	9.638	0.14	a
1821	-1.87	5.1	a	9.921	0.12	a
1822	5.89	5.2	a	10.212	0.10	a
1823	-9.28	5.2	a	10.511	0.11	a
1824	-6.66	5.4	a	10.819	0.15	a
1825	4.52	5.4	a	11.136	0.11	a
1826	1.82	5.5	a	11.462	0.12	a
1827	2.6	5.5	a	11.798	0.10	a
1828	-3.4	5.4	a	12.144	0.11	a
1829	-0.15	5.4	a	12.500	0.10	a
1830	0.66	5.8	a	12.866	0.10	a
1831	-5.19	6.1	a	13.235	0.10	a
1832	0.48	6.3	a	13.614	0.11	a
1833	-0.47	6.3	a	14.005	0.14	a
1834	3.55	6.2	a	14.406	0.11	a
1835	4.68	6.4	a	14.819	0.10	a
1836	7.36	6.4	a	15.244	0.14	a
1837	4.13	6.3	a	15.682	0.17	a
1838	-1.33	6.4	a	16.131	0.15	a
1839	1.41	6.4	a	16.594	0.12	a
1840	-5.5	6.2	a	17.070	0.11	a
1841	2.74	6.2	a	17.601	0.11	a
1842	-5.28	6.2	a	18.149	0.11	a
1843	-8.05	6.3	a	18.714	0.06	a
1844	2.94	6.5	a	19.296	0.10	a
1845	2.88	6.7	a	19.897	0.10	a
1846	2.93	7.0	a	20.516	0.11	a
1847	9.93	7.3	a	21.154	0.18	a
1848	-2.65	7.3	a	21.813	0.15	a
1849	-1.72	7.2	a	22.492	0.14	a
1850	2.09	7.3	a	23.192	0.12	a
1851	-2.53	7.6	a	23.909	0.15	a
1852	1	8.2	a	24.648	0.13	a
1853	-0.2	8.6	a	25.409	0.14	a
1854	8.67	8.6	a	26.195	0.15	a
1855	2.91	8.7	a	27.004	0.15	a
1856	-2.19	8.7	a	27.839	0.17	a
1857	2.77	8.5	a	28.699	0.16	a
1858	-6.14	8.6	a	29.586	0.18	a
1859	0.88	8.9	a	30.501	0.17	a
1860	-1.87	8.7	a	31.443	0.15	a
1861	4.06	8.7	a	32.091	0.15	a
1862	13.42	9.6	a	32.753	0.79	a
1863	24.05	10.1	a	33.428	0.95	a
1864	22.88	10.0	a	34.117	0.91	a
1865	1.61	10.1	a	34.820	1.32	a
1866	-4.37	9.4	a	35.537	0.55	a
1867	-8.99	9.4	a	36.270	0.42	a
1868	-6.26	9.5	a	37.017	0.46	a
1869	-6.46	9.7	a	37.780	0.42	a
1870	-4.36	9.8	a	38.558	0.41	a
1871	-6.63	10.0	a	39.588	0.41	a
1872	0.03	10.5	a	40.646	0.38	a
1873	-2.17	11.1	a	41.732	0.40	a
1874	-4.92	11.0	a	42.847	0.43	a
1875	-3.61	10.7	a	43.991	0.40	a
1876	-2.33	10.9	a	45.166	0.38	a
1877	-2.41	11.1	a	46.373	0.35	a
1878	-4.88	11.2	a	47.612	0.35	a
1879	0.03	12.1	a	48.883	0.38	a
1880	2.44	12.8	a	50.189	0.37	a
1881	-0.28	14.1	a	51.342	0.36	a
1882	-0.26	14.6	a	52.521	0.35	a
1883	-1.93	14.6	a	53.726	0.36	a
1884	-2.68	14.1	a	54.960	0.34	a
1885	-1.95	13.8	a	56.222	0.36	a
1886	-3.06	14.6	a	57.513	0.34	a
1887	0.67	15.4	a	58.833	0.36	a
1888	-0.26	15.9	a	60.184	0.36	a
1889	-2.96	16.0	a	61.566	0.40	a
1890	-0.89	17.2	a	62.980	0.42	a
1891	1.02	17.1	a	64.192	0.47	a
1892	1.05	17.6	a	65.428	0.44	a
1893	0.06	16.2	a	66.688	0.47	a
1894	-3.52	15.2	a	67.972	0.47	a
1895	-1.11	16.6	a	69.281	0.46	a
1896	0.95	16.0	a	70.615	0.44	a
1897	-0.05	16.4	a	71.974	0.45	a
1898	1.04	17.8	a	73.360	0.52	a
1899	0.99	18.7	a	74.773	0.66	a
1900	2.92	18.8	a	76.212	0.56	a
1901	2.95	19.4	a	77.680	0.54	a
1902	2.9	20.0	a	79.176	0.46	a
1903	4.83	20.1	a	80.701	0.45	i
1904	2.57	19.0	a	82.255	0.45	i
1905	0.81	20.8	a	83.839	0.46	i
1906	3.71	21.2	a	85.453	0.46	i
1907	6.49	21.3	a	87.099	0.45	i
1908	-0.18	18.6	a	88.776	0.46	i
1909	-1.49	19.6	a	90.486	0.48	i
1910	2.63	19.4	a	92.229	0.48	i
1911	-0.49	19.7	a	93.523	0.50	i
1912	4.17	20.4	a	94.836	0.50	i
1913	0.75	20.9	a	96.167	0.51	a
1914	0.86	19.0	a	97.516	0.52	i
1915	3.29	19.3	a	98.885	0.52	i
1916	14.48	21.7	a	100.273	0.45	i
1917	22.75	20.8	a	101.680	0.80	i
1918	18	22.4	a	103.107	3.81	i
1919	2.49	22.3	a	104.554	5.30	i
1920	13.78	21.7	a	106.022	1.65	i
1921	-14.44	20.9	a	107.626	1.55	i
1922	-5.79	21.8	a	109.254	1.10	a
1923	3.15	24.3	a	110.908	1.05	i
1924	-1.28	24.6	a	112.586	1.03	i
1925	1.82	24.8	a	114.290	0.98	i
1926	0.5	26.1	a	116.019	0.95	i
1927	-2.42	25.9	a	117.775	0.95	a
1928	0.76	25.8	a	119.557	0.96	i
1929	0.73	26.9	a	121.366	0.98	i
1930	-3.35	24.2	a	123.203	1.04	i
1931	-9.65	22.5	a	124.071	1.20	i
1932	-10.22	19.5	a	124.945	1.40	a
1933	-2.63	19.1	a	125.825	1.70	i
1934	5.97	21.0	a	126.712	1.87	a
1935	2.18	22.7	a	127.605	2.31	i
1936	1.39	25.5	a	128.504	2.75	a
1937	4.55	26.6	a	129.410	2.52	i
1938	-2.71	25.5	a	130.321	2.47	a
1939	-1.16	27.4	a	131.240	2.71	i
1940	1.36	29.6	a	132.165	2.89	a
1941	7.95	34.4	a	133.966	3.76	i
1942	9.5	40.3	a	135.792	8.63	a
1943	5.32	46.6	a	137.643	19.02	i
1944	2.53	49.6	a	139.519	22.21	a
1945	2.58	48.4	a	141.421	22.70	i
1946	11.39	42.2	a	143.349	12.35	a
1947	10.86	41.2	a	145.303	6.83	i
1948	5.86	42.3	a	147.283	5.49	a
1949	-0.17	41.5	a	149.291	6.12	i
1950	1.33	44.5	a	151.326	6.65	a
1951	7.66	47.3	a	153.917	6.67	a
1952	1.8	48.4	a	156.552	9.43	a
1953	1.52	49.9	a	159.232	10.21	a
1954	0.72	48.7	a	161.958	9.68	a
1955	2.01	51.7	a	164.731	8.83	a
1956	3.93	51.4	a	167.551	8.65	a
1957	3.2	52.0	a	170.420	8.88	a
1958	2.04	50.8	a	173.337	9.00	a
1959	1.34	53.3	a	176.305	9.50	a
1960	1.44	53.7	a	179.323	9.58	a
1961	1.04	54.6	a	181.588	10.09	a
1962	1.27	57.2	a	183.881	10.03	a
1963	0.99	59.2	a	186.204	10.23	a
1964	1.87	61.7	a	188.555	10.57	a
1965	1.93	64.8	a	190.937	10.22	a
1966	3.34	67.8	a	193.348	11.14	a
1967	2.83	68.8	a	195.790	12.53	a
1968	4.56	71.6	a	198.263	13.42	a
1969	5.38	72.8	a	200.766	12.98	a
1970	5.02	72.2	a	203.302	13.00	a
1971	5.43	73.6	a	205.515	13.13	a
1972	4.21	76.7	a	207.752	13.71	a
1973	6.33	79.5	a	210.013	13.62	a
1974	9.43	78.1	a	212.299	13.49	a
1975	8.8	77.9	a	214.609	15.14	a
1976	5.38	80.9	a	216.945	15.94	a
1977	6.52	84.6	a	219.307	16.35	a
1978	7.81	88.1	a	221.694	16.88	a
1979	8.99	89.2	a	224.107	16.86	a
1980	8.71	86.9	a	226.546	17.97	a
1981	9.82	89.8	a	228.670	18.67	a
1982	5.8	86.7	a	230.815	19.20	a
1983	3.86	90.8	a	232.979	19.89	a
1984	3.81	96.1	a	235.164	20.05	a
1985	3.14	99.3	a	237.369	21.42	a
1986	1.92	101.5	a	239.595	21.81	a
1987	2.75	103.8	a	241.842	21.33	a
1988	3.96	107.1	a	244.110	21.59	a
1989	3.9	110.3	a	246.399	22.15	a
1990	3.89	111.2	a	248.710	23.15	a
1991	3.28	109.7	a	251.802	23.40	a
1992	2.15	112.3	a	254.933	23.63	a
1993	2.52	113.5	a	258.103	23.24	a
1994	2.19	116.9	a	261.312	23.31	a
1995	2.13	118.6	a	264.561	23.39	a
1996	1.78	121.9	a	267.850	23.39	a
1997	1.86	126.0	a	271.180	23.29	a
1998	1.19	129.6	a	274.552	23.47	a
1999	1.41	134.1	a	277.966	23.56	a
2000	2.55	137.3	a	282.172	23.81	a
2001	2.22	136.6	a	285.082	24.01	a
2002	1.5	138.2	a	287.804	25.30	a
2003	2.07	141.4	a	290.326	26.41	a
2004	2.89	145.0	a	293.046	27.02	a
2005	3.36	148.7	a	295.753	27.96	a
2006	3.21	150.7	a	298.593	28.84	a
2007	2.63	152.7	a	301.580	28.61	a
2008	2.03	151.7	a	304.375	30.37	a
2009	0.11	145.7	a	307.007	35.47	a
2010	1.45	149.4	a	309.327	34.12	a
2011	2.4	149.8	a	311.583	34.48	a
2012	1.72	152.5	a	313.878	32.95	a
2013	1.65	154.8	a	316.060	31.55	a
2014	1.96	158.4	a	318.386	31.19	a
2015	0.91	161.1	a	320.739	32.32	a
2016	0.86	162.8	a	323.072	33.20	a
2017	1.82	165.7	a	325.122	33.50	a
2018	2.49	170.0	a	326.838	33.58	a
2019	1.64	173.7	a	328.330	35.61	a
2020	1.25	169.5	a	331.527	51.32	a
2021	5.34	177.3	a	332.049	50.75	a
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