Figure 2,,,,, U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Real GDP: 1990–2001,,,,, (Percentage change from previous year),,,,, Year,Real GDP,Total merchandise trade,,, 1990 ,1.8,5.3,,, 1991 ,-0.5,3.1,,, 1992 ,3.0,8.1,,, 1993 ,2.7,6.9,,, 1994 ,4.0,11.7,,, 1995 ,2.7,10.3,,, 1996 ,3.6,9.1,,, 1997 ,4.4,14.3,,, 1998 ,4.3,7.5,,, 1999 ,4.1,8.9,,, 2000 ,4.1,12.6,,, 2001 ,1.2,-3.9,,, NOTE: Real gross domestic product (GDP) and total merchandise trade are in chained 1996 inflation-adjusted dollars.,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Products Accounts, available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn1.htm, as of March 2002.",,