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Table 1-2: Population and Gross State Product (GSP) by Region

Economic activity and the demand for freight transportation are no longer concentrated almost exclusively in the Northeast manufacturing belt of the United States, with raw materials flowing from the South and West. Population, employment, and income figures show a spread of economic activity throughout the United States.

Table in Excel format

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1980-2002
Resident Population (thousands) 226,546 248,791 281,423 285,318 26
Northeast 49,136 50,828 53,594 53,950 10
Midwest 58,868 59,670 64,390 64,820 10
South 75,372 85,454 100,235 101,955 35
West 43,173 52,837 63,198 64,593 50
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GSP ($2000 millions) 5,054,549 6,994,329 9,891,180 9,902,150 96
Northeast 1,107,283 1,604,121 2,138,194 2,144,044 94
Midwest 1,262,917 1,566,939 2,158,477 2,134,236 69
South 1,608,531 2,220,755 3,257,418 3,285,346 104
West 1,075,817 1,602,514 2,337,090 2,338,524 117
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GSP per capita ($2000 millions) 22,311 28,113 35,147 34,706 56
Northeast 22,535 31,560 39,896 39,741 76
Midwest 21,453 26,260 33,522 32,926 53
South 21,341 25,988 32,498 32,223 51
West 24,919 30,329 36,980 36,204 45

Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2003 (Washington: 2003); Bureau of Economic Analysis: Regional Economic Accounts, available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/gsp/ as of June 11, 2004.

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