Table 4-1: U.S. GDP by Spending Category, Various Years
(current dollars, in billions)
1991 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total GDP | 5,992.1 | 9,951.5 | 12,623.0 | 13,973.7 | 14,498.9 | 15,075.7 |
Housing | 1,173.8 | 2,030.8 | 2,835.0 | 2,701.6 | 2,719.8 | 2,771.2 |
Healthcare | 734.4 | 1,239.5 | 1,794.4 | 2,205.5 | 2,277.5 | 2,395.5 |
Food | 711.5 | 981.2 | 1,189.0 | 1,385.4 | 1,430.3 | 1,516.8 |
Transportation | 595.1 | 1,057.3 | 1,262.0 | 1,186.2 | 1,325.7 | 1,465.9 |
Education | 385.4 | 660.1 | 855.7 | 1,051.5 | 1,058.9 | 1,069.1 |
Other | 2,392.0 | 3,982.5 | 4,686.9 | 5,443.3 | 5,686.7 | 5,857.1 |
NOTES: R = revised. Details may not add to totals due to rounding. Other includes all other categories (e.g. entertainment, personal care products and services, and payments to pension plans).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculated based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Account Tables. 1.1.5,2.4.5,3.11.5,3.15.5,4.2.5,5.4.5,5.5.5,and 5.6.5, available at http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/index.asp as of November 27, 2012.