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The American Landscape: 1990–2012 (Table)

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

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Resident population

millions

Year Millions
1990 249.5
1991 252.2
1992 255.0
1993 257.8
1994 260.3
1995 262.8
1996 265.2
1997 267.8
1998 270.2
1999 272.7
2000 282.2
2001 285.0
2002 287.6
2003 290.1
2004 292.8
2005 295.5
2006 298.4
2007 301.2
2008 304.1
2009 306.8
2010 309.3
2011 311.6
2012 313.9

 

Households

millions

Year Millions
1990 93.3
1991 94.3
1992 95.7
1993 96.4
1994 97.1
1995 99.0
1996 99.6
1997 101.0
1998 102.5
1999 103.9
2000 104.7
2001 108.2
2002 109.3
2003 111.3
2004 112.0
2005 113.3
2006 114.4
2007 116.0
2008 116.8
2009 117.2
2010 117.5
2011 119.9
2012 121.1

 

Real GDP

trillions of chained 2005 dollars

Year Trillions of chained 2005 dollars
1990 8.0
1991 8.0
1992 8.3
1993 8.5
1994 8.9
1995 9.1
1996 9.4
1997 9.8
1998 10.3
1999 10.8
2000 11.2
2001 11.3
2002 11.5
2003 11.8
2004 12.2
2005 12.6
2006 13.0
2007 13.2
2008 13.2
2009 12.8
2010 13.1
2011 13.3
2012 13.6

 

Employmenta

millions

Month-Year Millions
Jan-90 109.1
Feb-90 109.4
Mar-90 109.6
Apr-90 109.7
May-90 109.8
Jun-90 109.8
Jul-90 109.8
Aug-90 109.6
Sep-90 109.5
Oct-90 109.3
Nov-90 109.2
Dec-90 109.1
Jan-91 109.0
Feb-91 108.7
Mar-91 108.5
Apr-91 108.3
May-91 108.2
Jun-91 108.3
Jul-91 108.2
Aug-91 108.3
Sep-91 108.3
Oct-91 108.3
Nov-91 108.2
Dec-91 108.3
Jan-92 108.3
Feb-92 108.3
Mar-92 108.3
Apr-92 108.5
May-92 108.6
Jun-92 108.7
Jul-92 108.7
Aug-92 108.9
Sep-92 108.9
Oct-92 109.1
Nov-92 109.2
Dec-92 109.4
Jan-93 109.8
Feb-93 110.0
Mar-93 109.9
Apr-93 110.3
May-93 110.5
Jun-93 110.7
Jul-93 111.0
Aug-93 111.2
Sep-93 111.4
Oct-93 111.7
Nov-93 111.9
Dec-93 112.3
Jan-94 112.5
Feb-94 112.7
Mar-94 113.2
Apr-94 113.5
May-94 113.9
Jun-94 114.2
Jul-94 114.5
Aug-94 114.8
Sep-94 115.2
Oct-94 115.4
Nov-94 115.8
Dec-94 116.1
Jan-95 116.4
Feb-95 116.6
Mar-95 116.8
Apr-95 117.0
May-95 117.0
Jun-95 117.2
Jul-95 117.3
Aug-95 117.6
Sep-95 117.8
Oct-95 118.0
Nov-95 118.1
Dec-95 118.3
Jan-96 118.2
Feb-96 118.7
Mar-96 118.9
Apr-96 119.1
May-96 119.4
Jun-96 119.7
Jul-96 119.9
Aug-96 120.1
Sep-96 120.3
Oct-96 120.6
Nov-96 120.9
Dec-96 121.1
Jan-97 121.3
Feb-97 121.6
Mar-97 121.9
Apr-97 122.2
May-97 122.5
Jun-97 122.7
Jul-97 123.0
Aug-97 123.0
Sep-97 123.5
Oct-97 123.8
Nov-97 124.1
Dec-97 124.5
Jan-98 124.7
Feb-98 124.9
Mar-98 125.1
Apr-98 125.3
May-98 125.7
Jun-98 126.0
Jul-98 126.1
Aug-98 126.4
Sep-98 126.6
Oct-98 126.8
Nov-98 127.1
Dec-98 127.5
Jan-99 127.6
Feb-99 128.0
Mar-99 128.1
Apr-99 128.5
May-99 128.7
Jun-99 129.0
Jul-99 129.2
Aug-99 129.4
Sep-99 129.6
Oct-99 130.0
Nov-99 130.3
Dec-99 130.6
Jan-00 130.9
Feb-00 131.0
Mar-00 131.5
Apr-00 131.8
May-00 132.0
Jun-00 131.9
Jul-00 132.1
Aug-00 132.1
Sep-00 132.2
Oct-00 132.2
Nov-00 132.4
Dec-00 132.6
Jan-01 132.5
Feb-01 132.6
Mar-01 132.6
Apr-01 132.3
May-01 132.3
Jun-01 132.1
Jul-01 132.0
Aug-01 131.9
Sep-01 131.6
Oct-01 131.3
Nov-01 131.0
Dec-01 130.8
Jan-02 130.7
Feb-02 130.5
Mar-02 130.5
Apr-02 130.4
May-02 130.4
Jun-02 130.5
Jul-02 130.4
Aug-02 130.4
Sep-02 130.3
Oct-02 130.4
Nov-02 130.5
Dec-02 130.3
Jan-03 130.4
Feb-03 130.2
Mar-03 130.0
Apr-03 130.0
May-03 129.9
Jun-03 129.9
Jul-03 130.0
Aug-03 129.9
Sep-03 130.0
Oct-03 130.2
Nov-03 130.2
Dec-03 130.4
Jan-04 130.5
Feb-04 130.6
Mar-04 130.9
Apr-04 131.1
May-04 131.4
Jun-04 131.5
Jul-04 131.6
Aug-04 131.7
Sep-04 131.8
Oct-04 132.2
Nov-04 132.2
Dec-04 132.4
Jan-05 132.5
Feb-05 132.7
Mar-05 132.9
Apr-05 133.2
May-05 133.4
Jun-05 133.7
Jul-05 134.0
Aug-05 134.2
Sep-05 134.3
Oct-05 134.4
Nov-05 134.7
Dec-05 134.9
Jan-06 135.1
Feb-06 135.4
Mar-06 135.7
Apr-06 135.9
May-06 135.9
Jun-06 136.0
Jul-06 136.2
Aug-06 136.4
Sep-06 136.6
Oct-06 136.6
Nov-06 136.8
Dec-06 136.9
Jan-07 137.2
Feb-07 137.3
Mar-07 137.4
Apr-07 137.5
May-07 137.7
Jun-07 137.7
Jul-07 137.7
Aug-07 137.7
Sep-07 137.8
Oct-07 137.8
Nov-07 137.9
Dec-07 138.0
Jan-08 138.1
Feb-08 138.0
Mar-08 137.9
Apr-08 137.7
May-08 137.5
Jun-08 137.3
Jul-08 137.1
Aug-08 136.8
Sep-08 136.4
Oct-08 135.9
Nov-08 135.1
Dec-08 134.4
Jan-09 133.6
Feb-09 132.9
Mar-09 132.1
Apr-09 131.4
May-09 131.1
Jun-09 130.6
Jul-09 130.2
Aug-09 130.0
Sep-09 129.8
Oct-09 129.6
Nov-09 129.6
Dec-09 129.4
Jan-10 129.4
Feb-10 129.3
Mar-10 129.5
Apr-10 129.7
May-10 130.2
Jun-10 130.1
Jul-10 130.0
Aug-10 130.0
Sep-10 129.9
Oct-10 130.2
Nov-10 130.3
Dec-10 130.4
Jan-11 130.5
Feb-11 130.7
Mar-11 130.9
Apr-11 131.2
May-11 131.3
Jun-11 131.5
Jul-11 131.6
Aug-11 131.7
Sep-11 131.9
Oct-11 132.1
Nov-11 132.3
Dec-11 132.5
Jan-12 132.8
Feb-12 133.1
Mar-12 133.3
Apr-12 133.4
May-12 133.5
Jun-12 133.6
Jul-12 133.8
Aug-12 133.9
Sep-12 134.1
Oct-12 134.2
Nov-12 134.5
Dec-12 134.7

 

Median household incomeb

thousands of chained 2005 dollars

Year Thousands of chained 2005 dollars
1990 43.4
1991 42.1
1992 41.8
1993 41.6
1994 42.0
1995 43.3
1996 44.0
1997 44.9
1998 46.5
1999 47.7
2000 47.6
2001 46.6
2002 46.0
2003 46.0
2004 45.8
2005 46.3
2006 46.7
2007 47.3
2008 45.6
2009 45.3
2010 44.1
2011 43.4
2012 43.4

 

Average household expendituresb

thousands of chained 2005 dollars

Year Thousands of chained 2005 dollars
1990 41.1
1991 41.4
1992 40.7
1993 40.8
1994 41.3
1995 41.0
1996 41.9
1997 42.2
1998 42.5
1999 43.3
2000 43.1
2001 43.6
2002 44.1
2003 43.3
2004 44.8
2005 46.4
2006 46.9
2007 46.7
2008 45.8
2009 44.7
2010 43.1
2011 43.1
2012 43.7

a Non-farm payroll employment.
b Converted to chained 2005 dollars by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics using the CPI-U-RS price index.
Key: GDP = gross domestic product.
Note: Graphs with same color trend lines have identical scales.
Sources: Population, Households, GDP, Income, Expenditures–U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table A, available at www.bts.gov as of November 2013. Employment–U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, available at www.bls.gov as of November 2013.