Figure 3 U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Gross Domestic Product: 1970-2001 (Indexed 1987=100)

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(Indexed 1970=100)

	Gross domestic product	Total merchandise trade
1970	100	100
1971	109	108
1972	119	127
1973	133	171
1974	144	241
1975	157	244
1976	175	284
1977	195	324
1978	221	378
1979	247	465
1980	269	556
1981	301	594
1982	313	545
1983	340	562
1984	378	658
1985	405	662
1986	428	698
1987	456	787
1988	491	911
1989	528	1,003
1990	558	1,061
1991	576	1,086
1992	608	1,163
1993	639	1,232
1994	678	1,389
1995	712	1,571
1996	751	1,671
1997	800	1,843
1998	845	1,887
1999	891	2,044
2000	950	2,378
2001	982	2,236

	Real gross domestic product	Real total merchandise trade
1987	100	100
1988	104	110
1989	108	118
1990	110	124
1991	109	128
1992	113	139
1993	116	148
1994	120	165
1995	123	182
1996	128	199
1997	133	227
1998	139	245
1999	145	266
2000	151	300
2001	153	288

NOTE: This figure shows current dollars because data on total merchandise trade that are adjusted for inflation in chained dollars are only available starting from 1987.

NOTE: 1987 is the earliest year for which the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis reports total merchandise trade figures that are adjusted for inflation in chained 1996 dollars.

SOURCE: U.S. Departmnet of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Products Account (NIPA), available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn1.htm, as of August 2002.

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Figure 3 U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Gross Domestic Product: 1970-2001 (Indexed 1987=100)

Figure 3 U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Gross Domestic Product: 1970-2001

(Indexed 1987=100)

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U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Gross Domestic Product: 1970-2001