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