Table 3.2—Population, gross national product, and disposable personal income in the United States, specified years, 1929-85, with projections 
to 2030 
Per capita 
Year Population! Gross national product Disposable personal income disposable personal income 
Annual rate Billion Annual rate Billion Annual rate Annual rate 
Millions of change 1982 dollars of change 1982 dollars of change 1982 dollars of change 
1929 121.8 — 709.6 — 498.6 — 4,091 — 
1933 125.7 0.8 498.5 —8.4 370.8 =a 2,950 —7.8 
1940 132.6 8 772.9 6.5 530.7 5.3 4,010 4.5 
1945 140.5 1.2 1,354.8 11.9 739.5 6.9 5,263 5.6 
1950 192:3 1.6 1,203.7 2,3 791.8 1.4 5,220 —0.2 
1955 165.9 1.7 1,494.9 4.4 944.5 3.6 5,714 1.8 
1960 180.7 Lf 1,665.3 2.2. 1,091.1 2:9 6,063 He. 
1965 194.3 1.5 2,087.6 4.6 1,365.7 4.6 7,027 3.0 
1970 205.1 1.1 2,416.2 3.0 1,668.1 4.1 8,134 3.0 
1975 216.0 1.0 2,695.0 22 EOS dy: 3.0 8,944 1.9 
1976 218.0 9 2,826.7 4.9 2,001.0 3.6 9,175 2.6 
1977 220.2 1.0 2,958.6 4.7 2,066.6 3:3 9,381 222 
1978 222.6 1.1 3,415.22 5:3 2,167.4 4.9 9,735 3.8 
1979 225.1 1.1 3,192.4 2.5 2,212.6 Dll 9,829 1.0 
1980 227.8 Le2 3,187.1 —0.2 2,214.3 0.1 9,722 bt 
1981 230.1 1.0 3,248.8 1.9 2,248.6 1.5 9,769 aD) 
1982 232.5 1.0 3,166.0 = 29 2,261.5 6 9,725 =o 
1983 234.8 1.0 3,279.1 3.6 2,331.9 3.1 9,930 2.1 
1984 237.0 9 3,501.4 6.8 2,469.8 529 10,419 4.9 
1985 239.3 1.0 3,607.5 3.0 2,542.2 29 10,622 1.9 
1986 241.6 1.0 3,713.3 29 2,645.1 4.0 10,947 Su 
Projections 
1990 252.5 1.1 4,100 2 2,890 2:2 11,450 1.1 
2000 275.1 0.9 5,390 2.8 3,760 2.7 13,670 1.8 
2010 294.2 oh 6,980 2.6 4,810 2d 16,340 1.8 
2020 309.5 5 8,590 2.1 5,910 21 19,110 1.6 
2030 319.3 23 10,570 2A 7,280 Del 22,800 1.8 
' Data for 1929, 1933, and 1940 exclude Alaska and Hawaii. 
Note: Annual rates of change calculated for various periods as indicated. 
Sources: Population: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Population estimates and projections. Curr. Pop. Reps. 
Ser. P-25. /929-49—‘‘Estimates of the population of the United States and components of change: 1940 to 1978.’’ No. 802, 1979. 
1950-79—*‘Estimates of the population of the United States and components of change: 1970-84.’ No. 971, 1985. 1980-86—‘‘Estimates 
of the population of the United States to March 1, 1987.’ No. 1004, May 1987. Gross national product, disposable personal income, 
and per capita disposable personal income: Council of Economic Advisors. /929—7S—Economic report of the President. February 1987. 
1979-86—Economic Indicators. July 1987. 
Projections—U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, based on data in Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates. ‘‘Long-term 
Alternative Scenarios and 25 Year Extension.”’ Vol. 5, No. 1, February 1987. 
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