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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 R1997 R1998 1999 2000
GDP by industry                      
Services 1,072 1,124 1,219 1,288 1,365 1,462 1,564 1,692 1,830 1,981 2,165
Health care 314 345 378 395 414 433 459 472 491 516 547
Education 40 44 47 49 53 56 58 61 68 72 79
Finance, insurance, and real estate 1,010 1,072 1,141 1,205 1,255 1,347 1,437 1,570 1,709 1,811 1,936
Manufacturing 1,041 1,044 1,082 1,131 1,223 1,289 1,316 1,380 1,432 1,497 1,567
Durable goods 587 576 594 633 694 730 748 791 831 866 902
Nondurable goods 454 468 488 499 529 559 568 588 601 631 665
Government 807 857 894 925 958 990 1,020 1,065 1,103 1,152 1,216
Federal 300 322 334 336 340 342 347 355 360 370 387
State and local 506 535 561 589 618 647 674 710 743 782 830
Retail trade 508 524 552 578 621 647 687 741 790 835 894
Wholesale trade 376 396 415 433 479 501 530 567 608 634 674
Construction 249 233 234 249 275 290 316 338 381 426 464
For-hire transportation 177 186 193 206 223 233 243 262 289 303 314
Electric, gas, and sanitary services 165 177 181 189 197 207 208 206 205 216 230
Communications 148 156 164 179 191 202 215 221 239 259 281
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 108 103 112 108 119 110 130 130 128 127 136
Mining 112 97 88 88 90 96 113 119 100 103 127
Total GDP 5,803 5,986 6,319 6,642 7,054 7,401 7,813 8,318 8,782 9,269 9,873
Statistical discrepancy 31 20 44 64 59 27 33 30 -31 -73  -130
% of GDP                      
Services 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 22
Health care 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Education 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 20 20
Manufacturing 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16
Durable goods 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9
Nondurable goods 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7
Government 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12
Federal 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
State and local 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
Retail trade 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Wholesale trade 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Construction 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
For-hire transportation 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
Communications 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
Mining 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

KEY: R = revised.

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 rounding.

SOURCE: 1990-99: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business (Washington, DC: July 2001), table 1.