Year Growth Rate Previous Period 1971-01-01 6.6 1972-01-01 6.8 1973-01-01 8.4 1974-01-01 12.9 1975-01-01 13.2 1976-01-01 10.9 1977-01-01 11.9 1978-01-01 11.7 1979-01-01 12.7 1980-01-01 16.3 1981-01-01 12.6 1982-01-01 11.0 1983-01-01 9.6 1984-01-01 8.7 1985-01-01 8.4 1986-01-01 6.7 1987-01-01 5.8 1988-01-01 7.3 1989-01-01 7.8 1990-01-01 8.0 1991-01-01 8.3 1992-01-01 8.5 1993-01-01 7.7 1994-01-01 8.2 1995-01-01 8.1 1996-01-01 7.1 1997-01-01 6.9 1998-01-01 7.0 1999-01-01 5.6 2000-01-01 5.0 2001-01-01 4.7 2002-01-01 4.4 2003-01-01 2.9 2004-01-01 2.3 2005-01-01 2.0 2006-01-01 1.9 2007-01-01 2.3 2008-01-01 2.2 2009-01-01 1.7 2010-01-01 1.7 2011-01-01 2.0 2012-01-01 2.0 2013-01-01 1.7 2014-01-01 1.6 2015-01-01 1.5 2016-01-01 1.6