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1994-98 and projected 2008 data for critical variables in the aggregate economic projections

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Norman C. Saunders and Betty W. Su, "The U.S. economy: a decade of continued growth," Monthly Labor Review, November 1999, pp. 5-18.
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• Table 1. Gross domestic product by major demand category, 1978, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008
• Table 2. Personal income, 1978, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008
• Table 3. Personal consumption expenditures, 1978, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008
• Table 4. Gross private domestic investment, 1978, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008
• Table 5. Exports and imports of goods and services, 1978, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008
• Table 6. Federal Government receipts and expenditures, 1978, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008
• Table 7. Government consumption expenditures and gross investment, 1978, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008
• Table 8. State and local government receipts and expenditures, 1978, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008
• Table 9. Labor supply and factors affecting productivity, 1978, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008
• Table 10. Major assumptions affecting aggregate projections, 1978, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008

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