[Economic Indicators September, 1995]
[Page Number 3]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
 CHANGES IN FIXED-WEIGHTED AND ALTERNATIVE QUANTITY AND PRICE INDEXES 
                             FOR TOTAL GDP

                           [Percent change from preceding year or quarter; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]                          
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                                                                       Quantity indexes                        Price indexes                            
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                    Period                       Current    Fixed  1987   Chain-type   Benchmark-                Chain-type   Benchmark-       price    
                                                 dollars     weights\1\     annual       years     Fixed  1987     annual       years        deflator   
                                                                           weights      weights       weights     weights      weights                  
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1981.........................................         11.9          1.8          2.5          2.7  ...........          9.2          9.1            10.0
1982.........................................          3.9         -2.2         -2.2         -1.9  ...........          6.3          6.4             6.2
1983.........................................          8.1          3.9          3.8          3.9          3.9          4.1          4.1             4.1
1984.........................................         10.9          6.2          7.0          6.7          3.4          3.6          3.6             4.4
1985.........................................          6.9          3.2          3.2          3.3          3.5          3.6          3.6             3.7
1986.........................................          5.7          2.9          2.9          2.9          2.8          2.7          2.9             2.6
1987.........................................          6.4          3.1          3.1          3.2          3.1          3.1          3.2             3.2
1988.........................................          7.9          3.9          3.9          3.8          4.0          3.9          3.9             3.9
1989.........................................          7.2          2.5          2.6          2.5          4.5          4.4          4.4             4.4
1990.........................................          5.6          1.2          1.2          1.2          4.6          4.4          4.4             4.4
1991.........................................          3.2          -.6          -.7          -.7          4.0          3.9          4.0             3.8
1992.........................................          5.2          2.3          2.1          2.2          3.2          3.0          3.1             2.8
1993.........................................          5.4          3.1          2.5          2.5          3.0          2.8          2.8             2.2
1994.........................................          6.2          4.1          3.6          3.6          2.7          2.7          2.7             2.1
                                                                                                                                                        
1991:I.......................................          2.8         -2.1         -2.3         -2.3          5.1          5.2          5.1             5.0
      II.....................................          5.0          2.2          1.7          2.0          3.1          3.2          3.2             2.8
      III....................................          3.8          1.0           .8           .9          3.3          3.1          3.1             2.8
      IV.....................................          2.6           .1           .2           .1          2.7          2.5          2.6             2.7
                                                                                                                                                        
1992:I.......................................          7.1          3.1          3.0          3.1          3.9          3.8          3.9             3.8
      II.....................................          5.2          2.4          2.2          2.2          3.3          3.1          3.2             2.7
      III....................................          4.9          3.5          3.1          3.3          2.7          2.3          2.4             1.3
      IV.....................................          8.6          5.7          5.2          5.1          2.8          2.5          2.5             2.7
                                                                                                                                                        
1993:I.......................................          4.4          1.2           .5           .5          4.2          4.0          4.0             3.3
      II.....................................          4.2          2.4          1.8          1.8          2.4          2.3          2.3             1.6
      III....................................          3.8          2.7          1.8          1.8          2.0          1.9          1.9             1.0
      IV.....................................          7.7          6.3          5.1          5.1          2.4          2.5          2.4             1.3
                                                                                                                                                        
1994:I.......................................          6.1          3.3          3.2          3.2          3.1          3.2          3.2             2.9
      II.....................................          7.2          4.1          4.2          4.1          2.9          2.7          2.7             1.9
      III....................................          6.2          4.0          3.6          3.6          3.0          2.8          2.7             1.9
      IV.....................................          6.4          5.1          4.0          4.1          2.6          2.5          2.6             1.6
                                                                                                                                                        
1995:I.......................................          4.7          2.7          1.7          1.8          3.3          3.2          3.3             2.2
      IIr....................................          3.0          1.3           .7           .7          2.8          2.6          2.7             1.6
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    \1\Percent change in GDP in 1987 
dollars.
    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Economic Analysis.