Table 1.1 — Population, gross national product, and disposable personal income in the United States, 



selected years 1920-78, with projections to 2030 



Year 



Population 



Gross national 

 product' 



Per capita gross 

 national product 



Disposable personal 

 income' 



Per capita disposable 

 personal income 



1929- 

 1933- 



1940- 

 1945- 

 1950- 

 1955- 

 1960- 

 1965- 



1970- 

 1971- 

 1972- 

 1973- 

 1974- 

 1975- 

 1976- 

 1977- 

 1978- 



Millions 

 121.8 

 125.7 



132.6 

 140.5 

 152.3 

 165.9 

 180.7 

 194.3 



204.9 

 207.1 

 208.8 

 210.4 

 211.9 

 213.6 

 215.2 

 216.9 

 218.5 



Annual 

 rate of 

 change 



0.8 



.8 

 1.2 

 1.6 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.5 



1.1 

 1.1 



.8 



.8 



.7 



.8 



.7 



.8 



.7 



Billions 



of 1972 



dollars 



314.6 



222.1 



343.3 

 560.0 

 533.5 

 654.8 

 736.8 

 925.9 



1,075.3 

 1,107.5 

 1,171.1 

 1,235.0 

 1,217.8 

 1,202.3 

 1,273.0 

 1,340.5 

 1,399.2 



Annual 

 rate of 

 change 



-8.3 



6.4 

 10.3 

 -1.0 



4.2 



2.4 



4.7 



3.0 



3.0 



5.7 



5.5 

 -1.4 

 -1.3 



5.9 



5.3 



4.4 



1972 



dollars 



2,583 



1,767 



2,589 

 3,986 

 3,503 

 3,947 

 4,077 

 4,765 



5,248 

 5,348 

 5,609 

 5,870 

 5,747 

 5,629 

 5,915 

 6,180 

 6,404 



Annual 

 rate of 

 change 



-9.1 



5.6 

 9.0 

 -2.6 

 2.4 

 .7 

 3.2 



1.9 



1.9 



4.9 



4.7 

 -2.1 

 -2.1 



5.1 



4.5 



3.6 



Billions 



of 1972 



dollars 



229.8 



169.7 



244.3 

 338.6 

 361.9 

 425.9 

 487.3 

 612.4 



741.6 

 769.0 

 801.3 

 854.7 

 842.0 

 859.7 

 891.8 

 929.5 

 972.5 



Annual 

 rate of 

 change 



-7.3 



5.3 

 6.7 

 1.3 

 3.3 

 2.7 

 4.7 



3.9 

 3.7 

 4.2 

 6.7 

 -1.5 

 2.1 

 3.7 

 4.2 

 4.6 



1972 



dollars 



1,886 



1,350 



1,849 

 2,420 

 2,386 

 2,577 

 2,697 

 3,152 



3,619 

 3,714 

 3,837 

 4,062 

 3,973 

 4,025 

 4,144 

 4,285 

 4,449 



Annual 

 rate of 

 change 



-8.0 



4.6 

 5.5 

 - .3 

 2.6 

 .9 

 3.2 



2.8 

 2.6 

 3.3 

 5.9 

 -2.2 

 1.3 

 3.0 

 3.4 

 3.8 



Low projections 



1990- 

 2000- 

 2010- 

 2020- 

 2030- 



1990- 

 2000- 

 2010- 

 2020- 

 2030- 



236.3 

 245.9 

 250.9 

 253.0 

 249.3 



.7 

 .4 

 .2 

 .1 

 -.1 



1,940 

 2,410 

 2,940 

 3,410 

 4,000 



3.2 

 2.2 

 2.0 

 1.5 

 1.6 



8,210 



9,800 



11,720 



13,480 



16,040 



2.5 

 1.8 

 1.8 

 1.4 

 1.8 



1,360 

 1,690 

 2,060 

 2,390 

 2,800 



3.2 

 2.2 



2.0 

 1.5 

 1.6 



5,760 

 6,870 

 8,210 

 9,450 

 11,230 



2.5 

 1.8 

 1.8 

 1.4 



1.7 



Medium projections 



243.5 

 260.4 

 275.3 

 290.1 

 300.3 



.9 



.7 

 .6 

 .5 

 .3 



2,070 

 2,690 

 3,440 

 4,190 

 5,160 



3.7 

 2.7 

 2.5 

 2.0 

 2.1 



8,500 

 10,330 

 12,500 

 14,440 

 17,180 



2.8 

 2.0 

 1.9 

 1.5 

 1.8 



1,450 

 1,880 

 2,410 

 2,930 

 3,610 



3.7 

 2.6 

 2.5 

 2.0 

 2.1 



5,950 



7,220 



8,750 



10,100 



12,020 



2.8 

 2.0 

 1.9 

 1.4 

 1.8 



High projections 



1990- 

 2000- 

 2010- 

 2020- 

 2030- 



254.7 

 282.8 

 315.2 

 354.1 

 392.8 



1.2 

 1.1 

 1.1 

 1.2 

 1.0 



2,200 

 3,010 

 4,050 

 5,180 

 6,700 



4.2 

 3.2 

 3.0 

 2.5 

 2.6 



8,640 

 10,640 

 12,850 

 14,630 

 17,060 



2.9 

 2.1 

 1.9 

 1.3 

 1.5 



1,540 

 2,110 

 2,840 

 3,630 

 4,690 



4.2 

 3.2 

 3.0 

 2.5 

 2.6 



6,050 



7,460 



9,010 



10,250 



11,940 



2.9 

 2.1 

 1.9 

 1.3 

 1.5 



'Preliminary. 



Note: Annual rates of increase were calculated for the various periods indi- 

 cated, except for the 1990 projections which were derived from the 1977 trend 

 level ($1,290 billion) for gross national product. 



Sources: 



Population: US, Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Population 

 estimates and projections. Curr Pop Reps. Ser. P-25. 1929-69 — "Estimates of 

 the population of the United States and components of change: 1940 to 1978." 

 No. 802, 14 p. 1979. 1970-78 — "Estimates of the population of the United States 



to August 1. 1979." No. 864, 2 p. 1979. Projections — "Estimates of the population 

 of the United States: 1977 to 2050." No 704, 87 p. 1977. 



Gross national product: Council of Economic Advisers. 1929-78 — Economic 

 report of the President. 329 p. January 1980. Projections, Medium — U.S. 

 Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis Unpublished data. 

 Projections, Low and High — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 



Disposable personal income: Council of Economic Advisers. 1929-78 — 

 Economic report of the President. 329 p. January 1980. Projections — U.S. 

 Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 



