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CHART: Gross Domestic Product, '95 - '00

Gross Domestic Product

In 1st Qtr 2000, real GDP increased 5.5 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.

Previous
+7.3
4th Qtr 1999
(% change)


Current
+5.5
1st Qtr 2000
(% change)

Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of June 29, 2000.

CHART: Nonresidential Fixed Investment, '95 - '00

Nonresidential Fixed Investment

In 1st Qtr 2000, real nonresidential fixed investment increased 23.7 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.

Previous
+2.9
4th Qtr 1999
(% change)


Current
+23.7
1st Qtr 2000
(% change)

Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of June 29, 2000.

CHART: Gross Domestic Product, '95 - '00

Residential Investment

In 1st Qtr 2000, real residential investment increased 5.2 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.

Previous
+1.8
4th Qtr 1999
(% change)


Current
+5.2
1st Qtr 2000
(% change)

Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of June 29, 2000.

CHART: Personal Saving Rate, '95 - '00

Personal Saving Rate

In 1st Qtr 2000, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income decreased to 0.3 percent.

Previous
+1.8
4th Qtr 1999
(% of disposable personal income)


Current
+0.3
1st Qtr 2000
(% of disposable personal income)

Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of June 29, 2000.

CHART: Corporate Profits, '95 - '00

Corporate Profits

In 1st Qtr 2000 profits from current production increased 5.0 percent at a seasonally adjusted quarterly rate.

Previous
+4.0
4th Qtr 1999
(% change)


Current
+5.0
1st Qtr 2000
(% change)

Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of June 29, 2000.

CHART: Personal Consumption Expenditures, '98-'00

Personal Consumption Expenditures

In May 2000, real personal consumption expenditures increased 0.2 percent.

Previous
+0.2
April 2000
(% change)


Current
+0.2
May 2000
(% change)

Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of June 30, 2000.

CHART: National R&D Funding

Total U.S. Expenditures for Research and Development

Preliminary estimates of R&D expenditures for 1999 indicate a 8.8% increase over 1998, or a 7.2% increase after adjusting for inflation.

Previous
$227.0
1998 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)


Current
$247.0
1999 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)

Provided by National Science Foundation/SRS as of December 15, 1999.

CHART: Federal R&D Obligations

Federal Obligations for Research and Development and R&D Plant

Federal obligations for research and development and R&D plant are expected to increase by an estimated 1.5 percent (to $75.3 billion) in fiscal year 1999.

Previous
$74.2
1998 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)


Current
$75.3
1999 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)

Provided by National Science Foundation/SRS as of January 6, 2000.

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