[Economic Indicators December, 1998]
[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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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 ........................................       116.42       108.28       107.51       107.51          4.6          2.3          2.3             2.3
1996 ........................................       122.69       112.02       109.54       109.53          5.4          3.4          1.9             1.9
1997 ........................................       129.89       116.42       111.57       111.57          5.9          3.9          1.9             1.9
 
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 ......................................       114.83       107.58       106.74       106.75          4.3          1.7          2.5             2.5
      II ....................................       115.48       107.68       107.26       107.24          2.3           .4          2.0             1.8
      III ...................................       116.98       108.57       107.76       107.75          5.3          3.3          1.9             1.9
      IV ....................................       118.38       109.31       108.30       108.29          4.9          2.8          2.0             2.0
 
1996:I ......................................       120.03       110.21       108.90       108.91          5.7          3.3          2.2             2.3
      II ....................................       122.18       111.84       109.28       109.24          7.3          6.1          1.4             1.2
      III ...................................       123.36       112.42       109.77       109.74          3.9          2.1          1.8             1.8
      IV ....................................       125.21       113.59       110.21       110.23          6.1          4.2          1.6             1.8
 
1997:I ......................................       127.39       114.77       110.97       111.00          7.2          4.2          2.8             2.8
      II ....................................       129.13       115.89       111.45       111.43          5.6          4.0          1.7             1.6
      III ...................................       130.85       117.08       111.77       111.76          5.4          4.2          1.2             1.2
      IV ....................................       132.19       117.94       112.09       112.08          4.2          3.0          1.1             1.2
 
1998:I ......................................       134.27       119.54       112.33       112.32          6.4          5.5           .9              .8
      II ....................................       135.17       120.09       112.57       112.56          2.7          1.8           .9              .9
      III r..................................       136.73       121.17       112.85       112.84          4.7          3.7          1.0             1.0
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    \1\ Percent changes based on 
unrounded data. Quarterly percent 
changes are at annual rates.
    Source: Department of Commerce, 
   Bureau of Economic Analysis.