Figure 5 Merchandise Export Trade and Goods Production in the U.S. Economy: 1970-2000
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Figure 5
Merchandise Export Trade and Goods Production in the U.S. Economy: 1970-2000
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| Percent (in current $) | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio of goods export to overall GDP | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 |
| Ratio of goods export to goods GDP | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 23.2 | 21.7 | 22.6 | 25.7 | 29.4 | 27.0 | 24.5 | 23.4 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 22.6 | 24.1 | 27.9 | 30.5 | 31.6 | 34.3 | 35.0 | 34.6 | 35.6 | 39.1 | 39.7 | 42.3 | 41.0 | 40.4 | 42.9 |
| Percent (in chained 1996 $) | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio of goods export to overall GDP | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
| Ratio of goods export to goods GDP | 21.6 | 24.1 | 27.4 | 29.6 | 32.7 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 35.1 | 37.4 | 39.7 | 43.0 | 42.3 | 41.8 | 45.0 |
NOTE: Goods production refers to the agriculture, mining, and manufacturing sectors based on the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data fromn U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Products Account (NIPA) basis, revisions through August 2001, available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn1.htm, as of August 2002