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Table 3-4a: Contributions to Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Selected Industries (Current $ billions)

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  1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 R1999 R2000 2001
GDP by industry, total 5,803 5,986 6,319 6,642 7,054 7,401 7,813 8,318 8,782 9,274 9,825 10,082
Services 1,072 1,124 1,219 1,288 1,365 1,462 1,564 1,692 1,830 1,977 2,116 2,227
Services, health care 314 345 378 395 414 433 459 472 491 515 549 590
Services, education 40 44 47 49 53 56 58 61 68 72 78 84
Finance, insurance, and real estate 1,010 1,072 1,141 1,205 1,255 1,347 1,437 1,570 1,709 1,799 1,977 2,077
Manufacturing 1,041 1,044 1,082 1,131 1,223 1,289 1,316 1,380 1,432 1,481 1,520 1,423
Manufacturing, durable goods 587 576 594 633 694 730 748 791 831 854 886 813
Manufacturing, nondurable goods 454 468 488 499 529 559 568 588 601 628 634 610
Government, total 807 857 894 925 958 990 1,020 1,065 1,103 1,151 1,218 1,281
Government, federal 300 322 334 336 340 342 347 355 360 370 390 396
Government, state and local 506 535 561 589 618 647 674 710 743 782 828 885
Retail trade 508 524 552 578 621 647 687 741 790 832 887 932
Wholesale trade 376 396 415 433 479 501 530 567 608 645 697 681
Construction 249 233 234 249 275 290 316 338 381 425 461 480
For-hire transportation 177 186 193 206 223 233 243 262 289 302 314 306
Electric, gas, and sanitary services 165 177 181 189 197 207 208 206 205 211 217 222
Communications 148 156 164 179 191 202 215 221 239 257 279 292
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 108 103 112 108 119 110 130 130 128 128 134 141
Mining 112 97 88 88 90 96 113 119 100 104 133 139
Statistical discrepancya 31 20 44 64 59 27 33 30 -31 -39 -129 -117
Percent of GDP                        
Services 18% 19% 19% 19% 19% 20% 20% 20% 21% 21% 22% 22%
Services, health care 5% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6%
Services, education 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Finance, insurance, and real estate 17% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 19% 19% 19% 20% 21%
Manufacturing 18% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 14%
Manufacturing, durable goods 10% 10% 9% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 8%
Manufacturing, nondurable goods 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6%
Government, total 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 13%
Government, federal 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%
Government, state and local 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 8% 9%
Retail trade 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
Wholesale trade 6% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7%
Construction 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 5% 5% 5%
For-hire transportation 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3%
Electric, gas, and sanitary services 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Communications 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Mining 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

KEY: R = revised.

a Equals gross domestic product measured as the sum of expenditures less gross domestic income.

NOTES

Data for 1997 and 1998 have been revised by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Percentages based on the revised estimates have been recalculated but may appear unchanged due the number of significant digits shown.

Numbers may not add to totals due to roundings.

SOURCE

1990-97: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business (Washington, DC: November 2001), p. 26.

1998-2001: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business (Washington, DC: November 2002), p. 32.