History

Projections, 1999-2020

1980-1990

1990-1999

AEO2000

AEO2001

Growth rate (percent per year)

Real GDP

3.2

3.2

2.1

3.0

Population age 16 and over

1.1

1.0

0.9

0.9

Labor force

1.6

1.1

0.9

0.9

Disposable income

3.0

2.9

2.4

3.0

Commercial floorspace

2.0

1.5

1.0

1.3

Industrial output

1.6

2.6

1.9

2.6

  Manufacturing output

1.6

2.8

2.0

2.8

    Energy-intensive sector output

0.9

1.6

1.0

1.2

    Non-energy-intensive sector output

1.9

3.3

2.3

3.3

Period average (million per year)

Total housing starts

1.75

1.67

1.86

2.01

Unit sales of light-duty vehicles

13.49

14.54

16.02

16.70