[Economic Indicators December, 1997]
[Page Number 3]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
           GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND RELATED PRICE MEASURES:

                      INDEXES AND PERCENT CHANGES

                                                        [Quarterly data are seasonally adjusted]                                                        
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                                                             Index numbers, 1992=100                      Percent change from preceding period \1\      
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                                                              Real GDP                    GDP                     Real GDP                              
                    Period                         GDP      (chain-type  GDP  chain-    implicit       GDP      (chain-type  GDP  chain-   GDP  implicit
                                                 (current     quantity    type price     price       (current     quantity    type price  price deflator
                                                 dollars)      index)       index       deflator     dollars)      index)       index                   
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1983.........................................        56.28        76.93        73.16        73.16          8.4          4.0          4.3             4.3
1984.........................................        62.49        82.32        75.92        75.92         11.0          7.0          3.8             3.8
1985.........................................        66.95        85.25        78.53        78.53          7.1          3.6          3.4             3.4
1986.........................................        70.82        87.88        80.58        80.58          5.8          3.1          2.6             2.6
1987.........................................        75.14        90.47        83.06        83.06          6.1          2.9          3.1             3.1
1988.........................................        80.87        93.93        86.10        86.09          7.6          3.8          3.7             3.7
1989.........................................        87.10        97.08        89.72        89.72          7.7          3.4          4.2             4.2
1990.........................................        91.98        98.27        93.64        93.60          5.6          1.2          4.4             4.3
1991.........................................        94.75        97.36        97.32        97.32          3.0          -.9          3.9             4.0
1992.........................................       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00          5.5          2.7          2.8             2.8
1993.........................................       105.02       102.32       102.64       102.64          5.0          2.3          2.6             2.6
1994.........................................       111.25       105.87       105.09       105.09          5.9          3.5          2.4             2.4
1995.........................................       116.35       107.97       107.76       107.76          4.6          2.0          2.5             2.5
1996.........................................       122.29       110.95       110.22       110.21          5.1          2.8          2.3             2.3
                                                                                                                                                        
1993:I.......................................       103.20       101.34       101.85       101.84          3.9           .1          3.9             3.9
      II.....................................       104.24       101.85       102.38       102.35          4.1          2.0          2.1             2.0
      III....................................       105.29       102.39       102.83       102.83          4.1          2.1          1.8             1.9
      IV.....................................       107.36       103.72       103.52       103.51          8.1          5.3          2.7             2.7
                                                                                                                                                        
1994:I.......................................       108.81       104.49       104.16       104.13          5.5          3.0          2.5             2.4
      II.....................................       110.68       105.70       104.74       104.71          7.1          4.7          2.2             2.2
      III....................................       111.88       106.17       105.39       105.39          4.4          1.8          2.5             2.6
      IV.....................................       113.63       107.11       106.07       106.09          6.4          3.6          2.6             2.7
                                                                                                                                                        
1995:I.......................................       114.80       107.36       106.93       106.94          4.2           .9          3.3             3.3
      II.....................................       115.45       107.44       107.49       107.46          2.3           .3          2.1             2.0
      III....................................       116.92       108.24       108.03       108.02          5.2          3.0          2.0             2.1
      IV.....................................       118.22       108.84       108.60       108.61          4.5          2.2          2.1             2.2
                                                                                                                                                        
1996:I.......................................       119.59       109.32       109.35       109.39          4.7          1.8          2.8             2.9
      II.....................................       121.83       110.92       109.86       109.84          7.7          6.0          1.9             1.7
      III....................................       122.93       111.20       110.59       110.54          3.6          1.0          2.7             2.6
      IV.....................................       124.80       112.38       111.10       111.05          6.2          4.3          1.9             1.9
                                                                                                                                                        
1997:I.......................................       127.05       113.73       111.78       111.71          7.4          4.9          2.4             2.4
      II.....................................       128.66       114.66       112.27       112.22          5.2          3.3          1.8             1.8
      III r..................................       130.10       115.53       112.67       112.62          4.6          3.1          1.4             1.4
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    \1\ Percent changes based on 
indexes to 3 decimal places. 
Quarterly percent changes are at 
annual rates.
    Source: Department of Commerce, 
   Bureau of Economic Analysis.