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Year Inflation GDP-US $ billion nominal Population-US million Total Spending - Total percent GDP 1820 -6.31 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 9.638 3.82 e 1821 -1.87 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 9.921 3.50 e 1822 5.89 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 10.212 3.08 e 1823 -9.28 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 10.511 3.37 e 1824 -6.66 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 10.819 4.27 e 1825 4.52 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 11.136 3.50 e 1826 1.82 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 11.462 3.59 e 1827 2.6 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 11.798 3.42 e 1828 -3.4 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 12.144 3.54 e 1829 -0.15 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 12.500 3.40 e 1830 0.66 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 12.866 3.21 e 1831 -5.19 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 13.235 3.21 e 1832 0.48 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 13.614 3.46 e 1833 -0.47 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 14.005 4.01 e 1834 3.55 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 14.406 3.61 e 1835 4.68 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 14.819 3.34 e 1836 7.36 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 15.244 4.12 e 1837 4.13 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 15.682 4.54 e 1838 -1.33 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 16.131 4.34 e 1839 1.41 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 16.594 4.01 e 1840 -5.5 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 17.070 4.28 e 1841 2.74 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 17.601 4.18 e 1842 -5.28 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 18.149 4.24 e 1843 -8.05 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 18.714 3.53 e 1844 2.94 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 19.296 3.88 e 1845 2.88 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 19.897 3.59 e 1846 2.93 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 20.516 3.49 e 1847 9.93 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 21.154 4.21 e 1848 -2.65 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 21.813 3.75 e 1849 -1.72 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 22.492 3.76 e 1850 2.09 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 23.192 3.38 e 1851 -2.53 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 23.909 3.64 e 1852 1 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 24.648 3.32 e 1853 -0.2 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 25.409 3.32 e 1854 8.67 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 26.195 3.39 e 1855 2.91 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 27.004 3.38 e 1856 -2.19 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 27.839 3.70 e 1857 2.77 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 28.699 3.71 e 1858 -6.14 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 29.586 4.14 e 1859 0.88 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 30.501 3.95 e 1860 -1.87 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 31.443 4.04 e 1861 4.06 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 32.091 4.09 e 1862 13.42 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 32.753 10.35 e 1863 24.05 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 33.428 11.14 e 1864 22.88 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 34.117 10.73 e 1865 1.61 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 34.820 14.78 e 1866 -4.37 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 35.537 7.95 e 1867 -8.99 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 36.270 6.91 e 1868 -6.26 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 37.017 7.63 e 1869 -6.46 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 37.780 7.51 e 1870 -4.36 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 38.558 7.81 e 1871 -6.63 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 39.588 7.79 e 1872 0.03 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 40.646 7.07 e 1873 -2.17 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 41.732 6.86 e 1874 -4.92 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 42.847 7.30 e 1875 -3.61 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 43.991 7.31 e 1876 -2.33 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 45.166 7.11 e 1877 -2.41 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 46.373 6.71 e 1878 -4.88 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 47.612 6.82 e 1879 0.03 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 48.883 6.46 e 1880 2.44 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 50.189 5.89 e 1881 -0.28 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 51.342 5.37 e 1882 -0.26 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 52.521 5.24 e 1883 -1.93 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 53.726 5.44 e 1884 -2.68 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 54.960 5.71 e 1885 -1.95 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 56.222 6.15 e 1886 -3.06 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 57.513 5.91 e 1887 0.67 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 58.833 5.86 e 1888 -0.26 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 60.184 5.75 e 1889 -2.96 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 61.566 6.21 e 1890 -0.89 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 62.980 6.05 a 1891 1.02 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 64.192 6.47 i 1892 1.05 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 65.428 6.19 i 1893 0.06 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 66.688 7.07 i 1894 -3.52 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 67.972 7.89 i 1895 -1.11 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 69.281 7.35 i 1896 0.95 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 70.615 7.67 i 1897 -0.05 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 71.974 7.73 i 1898 1.04 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 73.360 7.59 i 1899 0.99 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 74.773 8.12 i 1900 2.92 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 76.212 7.58 i 1901 2.95 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 77.680 7.31 i 1902 2.9 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 79.176 6.71 a 1903 4.83 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 80.701 6.61 i 1904 2.57 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 82.255 7.10 i 1905 0.81 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 83.839 6.73 i 1906 3.71 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 85.453 6.64 i 1907 6.49 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 87.099 6.46 i 1908 -0.18 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 88.776 7.72 i 1909 -1.49 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 90.486 7.76 i 1910 2.63 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 92.229 7.95 i 1911 -0.49 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 93.523 8.22 i 1912 4.17 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 94.836 8.02 i 1913 0.75 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 96.167 8.13 a 1914 0.86 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 97.516 9.46 i 1915 3.29 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 98.885 9.72 i 1916 14.48 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 100.273 8.13 i 1917 22.75 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 101.680 9.40 i 1918 18 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 103.107 21.89 i 1919 2.49 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 104.554 29.03 i 1920 13.78 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 106.022 12.69 i 1921 -14.44 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 107.626 14.17 i 1922 -5.79 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 109.254 12.54 a 1923 3.15 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 110.908 11.16 i 1924 -1.28 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 112.586 11.37 i 1925 1.82 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 114.290 11.33 i 1926 0.5 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 116.019 11.01 i 1927 -2.42 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 117.775 11.63 a 1928 0.76 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 119.557 11.64 i 1929 0.68 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> a 121.366 11.17 i 1930 -3.35 92.16 a 123.203 12.94 i 1931 -9.62 77.391 a 124.071 15.73 i 1932 -10.19 59.522 a 124.945 20.89 a 1933 -2.74 57.154 a 125.825 22.09 i 1934 6.07 66.8 a 126.712 19.17 a 1935 2.23 74.241 a 127.605 19.91 i 1936 1.38 84.83 a 128.504 19.75 a 1937 4.51 93.003 a 129.410 18.51 i 1938 -2.76 87.352 a 130.321 20.23 a 1939 -1.06 93.437 a 131.240 20.38 i 1940 1.31 102.899 a 132.165 19.84 a 1941 7.95 129.309 a 133.966 18.83 i 1942 9.45 165.952 a 135.792 27.46 a 1943 5.35 203.084 a 137.643 45.65 i 1944 2.57 224.447 a 139.519 48.99 a 1945 2.56 228.007 a 141.421 51.83 i 1946 11.4 227.535 a 143.349 35.03 a 1947 10.85 249.616 a 145.303 23.13 i 1948 5.84 274.468 a 147.283 20.07 a 1949 -0.17 272.475 a 149.291 23.01 i 1950 1.35 299.827 a 151.326 23.46 a 1951 7.66 346.914 a 153.917 21.89 i 1952 1.8 367.341 a 156.552 27.19 a 1953 1.27 389.218 a 159.232 28.28 a 1954 0.92 390.549 a 161.958 28.51 a 1955 1.81 425.478 a 164.731 26.02 a 1956 3.48 449.353 a 167.551 25.77 a 1957 3.39 474.039 a 170.420 26.47 a 1958 2.26 481.229 a 173.337 28.00 a 1959 1.47 521.654 a 176.305 27.94 a 1960 1.4 542.382 a 179.323 27.89 a 1961 1.09 562.209 a 181.588 29.32 a 1962 1.29 603.922 a 183.881 28.07 i 1963 1.19 637.45 a 186.204 27.82 i 1964 1.61 684.46 a 188.555 27.63 i 1965 1.95 742.289 a 190.937 26.12 i 1966 2.99 813.414 a 193.348 26.58 i 1967 2.98 859.959 a 195.790 28.85 i 1968 4.47 940.651 a 198.263 29.47 i 1969 5.06 1017.62 a 200.766 29.10 i 1970 5.29 1073.3 a 203.302 29.99 i 1971 5.24 1164.85 a 205.515 30.46 i 1972 4.55 1279.11 a 207.752 30.35 i 1973 5.79 1425.38 a 210.013 28.89 i 1974 8.95 1545.24 a 212.299 29.33 i 1975 9.24 1684.9 a 214.609 32.67 i 1976 5.8 1873.41 a 216.945 33.11 i 1977 6.5 2081.83 a 219.307 32.18 i 1978 7.42 2351.6 a 221.694 31.23 i 1979 8.56 2627.33 a 224.107 30.80 i 1980 9.01 2857.31 a 226.546 32.91 i 1981 9.7 3207.04 a 228.670 33.46 i 1982 6.07 3343.79 a 230.815 35.33 i 1983 4.1 3634.04 a 232.979 35.31 i 1984 3.87 4037.61 a 235.164 33.52 i 1985 3.29 4338.98 a 237.369 34.48 i 1986 2.08 4579.63 a 239.595 34.78 i 1987 2.56 4855.22 a 241.842 34.27 i 1988 3.67 5236.44 a 244.110 33.82 i 1989 4.06 5641.58 a 246.399 33.76 i 1990 3.81 5963.14 a 248.710 34.93 i 1991 3.38 6158.13 a 251.802 36.12 i 1992 2.36 6520.33 a 254.933 36.05 a 1993 2.43 6858.56 a 258.103 35.37 a 1994 2.22 7287.24 a 261.312 34.47 a 1995 2.15 7639.75 a 264.561 34.54 a 1996 1.9 8073.12 a 267.850 33.77 a 1997 1.8 8577.55 a 271.180 32.92 a 1998 1.17 9062.82 a 274.552 32.35 a 1999 1.48 9631.17 a 277.966 31.73 a 2000 2.36 10251 a 282.172 31.67 a 2001 2.27 10581.9 a 285.082 32.45 i 2002 1.58 10929.1 a 287.804 33.90 a 2003 2.03 11456.4 a 290.326 34.33 i 2004 2.79 12217.2 a 293.046 33.95 a 2005 3.24 13039.2 a 295.753 33.80 a 2006 3.17 13815.6 a 298.593 34.14 a 2007 2.76 14474.2 a 301.580 34.18 a 2008 1.93 14769.9 a 304.375 36.26 a 2009 0.6 14478.1 a 307.007 41.23 a 2010 1.25 15049 a 309.327 39.60 a 2011 2.1 15599.7 a 311.583 39.43 a 2012 1.9 16254 a 313.878 37.75 a 2013 1.74 16880.7 a 316.060 36.12 a 2014 1.79 17608.1 a 318.386 35.30 a 2015 0.96 18295 a 320.739 35.36 a 2016 0.97 18804.9 a 323.072 35.74 a 2017 1.84 19612.1 a 325.122 35.52 a 2018 2.36 20656.5 a 326.838 34.98 a 2019 1.69 21540 a 328.330 35.70 a 2020 1.32 21375.3 a 331.578 46.48 a 2021 4.84 23725.6 a 332.100 42.53 a 2022 7.29 26054.6 a 333.996 37.67 a 2023 3.81 27811.5 a 336.755 37.44 g 2024 2.55 28255.4 b 340.004 40.41 g 2025 2.9 29340.3 b 341.785 38.13 g Legend: a - actual reported e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com i - interpolated between actual reported values g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com b - budgeted estimate in US FY25 budget Data Sources for 1820: 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: Mann, Sources of Social Power v.2, p.363, and https://usgovernmentspending.blogspot.com/2016/04/state-and-local-estimates-for-1820-1889.html State/Local Estimates for 1820-89 Data Sources for 2025: 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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Government Spending Chart
Fiscal Years 1820 to 2025
Year	Inflation	GDP-US $ billion nominal		Population-US million	Total Spending - Total percent GDP
1820	-6.31	MW gdp	a	9.638	3.82	e
1821	-1.87	MW gdp	a	9.921	3.50	e
1822	5.89	MW gdp	a	10.212	3.08	e
1823	-9.28	MW gdp	a	10.511	3.37	e
1824	-6.66	MW gdp	a	10.819	4.27	e
1825	4.52	MW gdp	a	11.136	3.50	e
1826	1.82	MW gdp	a	11.462	3.59	e
1827	2.6	MW gdp	a	11.798	3.42	e
1828	-3.4	MW gdp	a	12.144	3.54	e
1829	-0.15	MW gdp	a	12.500	3.40	e
1830	0.66	MW gdp	a	12.866	3.21	e
1831	-5.19	MW gdp	a	13.235	3.21	e
1832	0.48	MW gdp	a	13.614	3.46	e
1833	-0.47	MW gdp	a	14.005	4.01	e
1834	3.55	MW gdp	a	14.406	3.61	e
1835	4.68	MW gdp	a	14.819	3.34	e
1836	7.36	MW gdp	a	15.244	4.12	e
1837	4.13	MW gdp	a	15.682	4.54	e
1838	-1.33	MW gdp	a	16.131	4.34	e
1839	1.41	MW gdp	a	16.594	4.01	e
1840	-5.5	MW gdp	a	17.070	4.28	e
1841	2.74	MW gdp	a	17.601	4.18	e
1842	-5.28	MW gdp	a	18.149	4.24	e
1843	-8.05	MW gdp	a	18.714	3.53	e
1844	2.94	MW gdp	a	19.296	3.88	e
1845	2.88	MW gdp	a	19.897	3.59	e
1846	2.93	MW gdp	a	20.516	3.49	e
1847	9.93	MW gdp	a	21.154	4.21	e
1848	-2.65	MW gdp	a	21.813	3.75	e
1849	-1.72	MW gdp	a	22.492	3.76	e
1850	2.09	MW gdp	a	23.192	3.38	e
1851	-2.53	MW gdp	a	23.909	3.64	e
1852	1	MW gdp	a	24.648	3.32	e
1853	-0.2	MW gdp	a	25.409	3.32	e
1854	8.67	MW gdp	a	26.195	3.39	e
1855	2.91	MW gdp	a	27.004	3.38	e
1856	-2.19	MW gdp	a	27.839	3.70	e
1857	2.77	MW gdp	a	28.699	3.71	e
1858	-6.14	MW gdp	a	29.586	4.14	e
1859	0.88	MW gdp	a	30.501	3.95	e
1860	-1.87	MW gdp	a	31.443	4.04	e
1861	4.06	MW gdp	a	32.091	4.09	e
1862	13.42	MW gdp	a	32.753	10.35	e
1863	24.05	MW gdp	a	33.428	11.14	e
1864	22.88	MW gdp	a	34.117	10.73	e
1865	1.61	MW gdp	a	34.820	14.78	e
1866	-4.37	MW gdp	a	35.537	7.95	e
1867	-8.99	MW gdp	a	36.270	6.91	e
1868	-6.26	MW gdp	a	37.017	7.63	e
1869	-6.46	MW gdp	a	37.780	7.51	e
1870	-4.36	MW gdp	a	38.558	7.81	e
1871	-6.63	MW gdp	a	39.588	7.79	e
1872	0.03	MW gdp	a	40.646	7.07	e
1873	-2.17	MW gdp	a	41.732	6.86	e
1874	-4.92	MW gdp	a	42.847	7.30	e
1875	-3.61	MW gdp	a	43.991	7.31	e
1876	-2.33	MW gdp	a	45.166	7.11	e
1877	-2.41	MW gdp	a	46.373	6.71	e
1878	-4.88	MW gdp	a	47.612	6.82	e
1879	0.03	MW gdp	a	48.883	6.46	e
1880	2.44	MW gdp	a	50.189	5.89	e
1881	-0.28	MW gdp	a	51.342	5.37	e
1882	-0.26	MW gdp	a	52.521	5.24	e
1883	-1.93	MW gdp	a	53.726	5.44	e
1884	-2.68	MW gdp	a	54.960	5.71	e
1885	-1.95	MW gdp	a	56.222	6.15	e
1886	-3.06	MW gdp	a	57.513	5.91	e
1887	0.67	MW gdp	a	58.833	5.86	e
1888	-0.26	MW gdp	a	60.184	5.75	e
1889	-2.96	MW gdp	a	61.566	6.21	e
1890	-0.89	MW gdp	a	62.980	6.05	a
1891	1.02	MW gdp	a	64.192	6.47	i
1892	1.05	MW gdp	a	65.428	6.19	i
1893	0.06	MW gdp	a	66.688	7.07	i
1894	-3.52	MW gdp	a	67.972	7.89	i
1895	-1.11	MW gdp	a	69.281	7.35	i
1896	0.95	MW gdp	a	70.615	7.67	i
1897	-0.05	MW gdp	a	71.974	7.73	i
1898	1.04	MW gdp	a	73.360	7.59	i
1899	0.99	MW gdp	a	74.773	8.12	i
1900	2.92	MW gdp	a	76.212	7.58	i
1901	2.95	MW gdp	a	77.680	7.31	i
1902	2.9	MW gdp	a	79.176	6.71	a
1903	4.83	MW gdp	a	80.701	6.61	i
1904	2.57	MW gdp	a	82.255	7.10	i
1905	0.81	MW gdp	a	83.839	6.73	i
1906	3.71	MW gdp	a	85.453	6.64	i
1907	6.49	MW gdp	a	87.099	6.46	i
1908	-0.18	MW gdp	a	88.776	7.72	i
1909	-1.49	MW gdp	a	90.486	7.76	i
1910	2.63	MW gdp	a	92.229	7.95	i
1911	-0.49	MW gdp	a	93.523	8.22	i
1912	4.17	MW gdp	a	94.836	8.02	i
1913	0.75	MW gdp	a	96.167	8.13	a
1914	0.86	MW gdp	a	97.516	9.46	i
1915	3.29	MW gdp	a	98.885	9.72	i
1916	14.48	MW gdp	a	100.273	8.13	i
1917	22.75	MW gdp	a	101.680	9.40	i
1918	18	MW gdp	a	103.107	21.89	i
1919	2.49	MW gdp	a	104.554	29.03	i
1920	13.78	MW gdp	a	106.022	12.69	i
1921	-14.44	MW gdp	a	107.626	14.17	i
1922	-5.79	MW gdp	a	109.254	12.54	a
1923	3.15	MW gdp	a	110.908	11.16	i
1924	-1.28	MW gdp	a	112.586	11.37	i
1925	1.82	MW gdp	a	114.290	11.33	i
1926	0.5	MW gdp	a	116.019	11.01	i
1927	-2.42	MW gdp	a	117.775	11.63	a
1928	0.76	MW gdp	a	119.557	11.64	i
1929	0.68	MW gdp	a	121.366	11.17	i
1930	-3.35	92.16	a	123.203	12.94	i
1931	-9.62	77.391	a	124.071	15.73	i
1932	-10.19	59.522	a	124.945	20.89	a
1933	-2.74	57.154	a	125.825	22.09	i
1934	6.07	66.8	a	126.712	19.17	a
1935	2.23	74.241	a	127.605	19.91	i
1936	1.38	84.83	a	128.504	19.75	a
1937	4.51	93.003	a	129.410	18.51	i
1938	-2.76	87.352	a	130.321	20.23	a
1939	-1.06	93.437	a	131.240	20.38	i
1940	1.31	102.899	a	132.165	19.84	a
1941	7.95	129.309	a	133.966	18.83	i
1942	9.45	165.952	a	135.792	27.46	a
1943	5.35	203.084	a	137.643	45.65	i
1944	2.57	224.447	a	139.519	48.99	a
1945	2.56	228.007	a	141.421	51.83	i
1946	11.4	227.535	a	143.349	35.03	a
1947	10.85	249.616	a	145.303	23.13	i
1948	5.84	274.468	a	147.283	20.07	a
1949	-0.17	272.475	a	149.291	23.01	i
1950	1.35	299.827	a	151.326	23.46	a
1951	7.66	346.914	a	153.917	21.89	i
1952	1.8	367.341	a	156.552	27.19	a
1953	1.27	389.218	a	159.232	28.28	a
1954	0.92	390.549	a	161.958	28.51	a
1955	1.81	425.478	a	164.731	26.02	a
1956	3.48	449.353	a	167.551	25.77	a
1957	3.39	474.039	a	170.420	26.47	a
1958	2.26	481.229	a	173.337	28.00	a
1959	1.47	521.654	a	176.305	27.94	a
1960	1.4	542.382	a	179.323	27.89	a
1961	1.09	562.209	a	181.588	29.32	a
1962	1.29	603.922	a	183.881	28.07	i
1963	1.19	637.45	a	186.204	27.82	i
1964	1.61	684.46	a	188.555	27.63	i
1965	1.95	742.289	a	190.937	26.12	i
1966	2.99	813.414	a	193.348	26.58	i
1967	2.98	859.959	a	195.790	28.85	i
1968	4.47	940.651	a	198.263	29.47	i
1969	5.06	1017.62	a	200.766	29.10	i
1970	5.29	1073.3	a	203.302	29.99	i
1971	5.24	1164.85	a	205.515	30.46	i
1972	4.55	1279.11	a	207.752	30.35	i
1973	5.79	1425.38	a	210.013	28.89	i
1974	8.95	1545.24	a	212.299	29.33	i
1975	9.24	1684.9	a	214.609	32.67	i
1976	5.8	1873.41	a	216.945	33.11	i
1977	6.5	2081.83	a	219.307	32.18	i
1978	7.42	2351.6	a	221.694	31.23	i
1979	8.56	2627.33	a	224.107	30.80	i
1980	9.01	2857.31	a	226.546	32.91	i
1981	9.7	3207.04	a	228.670	33.46	i
1982	6.07	3343.79	a	230.815	35.33	i
1983	4.1	3634.04	a	232.979	35.31	i
1984	3.87	4037.61	a	235.164	33.52	i
1985	3.29	4338.98	a	237.369	34.48	i
1986	2.08	4579.63	a	239.595	34.78	i
1987	2.56	4855.22	a	241.842	34.27	i
1988	3.67	5236.44	a	244.110	33.82	i
1989	4.06	5641.58	a	246.399	33.76	i
1990	3.81	5963.14	a	248.710	34.93	i
1991	3.38	6158.13	a	251.802	36.12	i
1992	2.36	6520.33	a	254.933	36.05	a
1993	2.43	6858.56	a	258.103	35.37	a
1994	2.22	7287.24	a	261.312	34.47	a
1995	2.15	7639.75	a	264.561	34.54	a
1996	1.9	8073.12	a	267.850	33.77	a
1997	1.8	8577.55	a	271.180	32.92	a
1998	1.17	9062.82	a	274.552	32.35	a
1999	1.48	9631.17	a	277.966	31.73	a
2000	2.36	10251	a	282.172	31.67	a
2001	2.27	10581.9	a	285.082	32.45	i
2002	1.58	10929.1	a	287.804	33.90	a
2003	2.03	11456.4	a	290.326	34.33	i
2004	2.79	12217.2	a	293.046	33.95	a
2005	3.24	13039.2	a	295.753	33.80	a
2006	3.17	13815.6	a	298.593	34.14	a
2007	2.76	14474.2	a	301.580	34.18	a
2008	1.93	14769.9	a	304.375	36.26	a
2009	0.6	14478.1	a	307.007	41.23	a
2010	1.25	15049	a	309.327	39.60	a
2011	2.1	15599.7	a	311.583	39.43	a
2012	1.9	16254	a	313.878	37.75	a
2013	1.74	16880.7	a	316.060	36.12	a
2014	1.79	17608.1	a	318.386	35.30	a
2015	0.96	18295	a	320.739	35.36	a
2016	0.97	18804.9	a	323.072	35.74	a
2017	1.84	19612.1	a	325.122	35.52	a
2018	2.36	20656.5	a	326.838	34.98	a
2019	1.69	21540	a	328.330	35.70	a
2020	1.32	21375.3	a	331.578	46.48	a
2021	4.84	23725.6	a	332.100	42.53	a
2022	7.29	26054.6	a	333.996	37.67	a
2023	3.81	27811.5	a	336.755	37.44	g
2024	2.55	28255.4	b	340.004	40.41	g
2025	2.9	29340.3	b	341.785	38.13	g
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