Appendix table 1—Population, gross national product, and disposable personal income in the United States, 
2000 
2010 
2020 
2030 
2040 
— = not available. 
' Data for 1929, 1933, and 1940 exclude Alaska and Hawaii. Data for 1929-86 are as of July I. 
Sources: 
Millions 
121.8 
12537 
132.1 
139.9 
152.3 
165.9 
180.7 
194.3 
205.1 
216.0 
218.0 
220.2 
222.6 
Population! 
Annual 
rate of 
change, 
percent 
Billion 
1982 
dollars 
Gross national 
product 
Annual 
rate of 
change, 
percent 
709.6 = 
498.5 -8.4 
772.9 7.9 
1,354.8 -1.9 
1,203.7 8.5 
1,494.9 5.6 
1,665.3 2.2 
2,087.6 5.8 
2,416.2 -0.3 
2,695.0 -1.3 
2,826.7 4.9 
2,958.6 47 
3,115.2 5.3 
3,192.4 25 
3,187.1 -.2 
3,248.8 1.9 
3,166.0 -2.5 
3279.1 3.6 
3,501.4 6.8 
3,618.7 3.4 
3,721.7 2.8 
Projections 
5,402 2.8 
7,031 2.6 
9.166 2.8 
11,957 2.7 
15,627 21 
Disposable 
personal income 
Per capita disposable 
personal income 
Annual 
Annual 
Billion rate of rate of 
1982 change, 1982 change, 
dollars percent dollars percent 
498.6 —- 4,091 — 
370.8 -7.3 2,950 -7.8 
530.7 62 4,017 5.4 
739.5 -1.3 5,285 -2.4 
791.8 8.0 5,220 6.2 
944.5 5.6 5.714 3.8 
1,091.1 22 6,036 0.1 
1,365.7 5.8 7,027 4.5 
1,668.1 4.3 8,134 3.1 
1,931.7 1.9 8,944 9 
2,001.0 3.6 9,175 2.6 
2,066.6 3.3 9381 22 
2,167.4 4.9 9,735 3.8 
2,212.6 2.1 9,829 1.0 
2,214.3 0.1 9,722 -1.1 
2,248.6 1.5 9,769 5 
2,261.5 6 9,725 -.5 
2,331.9 3.1 9,930 2.1 
2,469.8 5.9 10,419 4.9 
2,542.8 3.0 10,625 2.0 
2,640.9 3:9 10,929 2.9 
3,827 2.4 13,920 1.6 
4,922 23 16,730 1.6 
6,136 2.4 19,660 1.8 
7,660 2.2 23,530 1.9 
9,599 2.3 28,790 2 
Historical data: Council of Economic Advisers. 1987 Economic Report of the President. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 
Projections: The Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates group special report to the Forest Service. (Copy on file with the USDA Forest Service, 
Washington, DC.) 
