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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ million nominal Population-UK million Total Spending-fed £ million nominal 1692 -0.12 58 9.100 4.26 a 1693 1.62 59 9.100 5.58 a 1694 -0.12 59 9.100 5.60 a 1695 -0.11 59 9.100 6.22 a 1696 -0.12 59 9.100 8.00 a 1697 -0.12 59 9.100 7.92 a 1698 1.59 60 9.100 4.13 a 1699 -0.12 60 9.100 4.69 a 1700 -0.11 60 9.100 3.20 a 1701 -6.56 84.4 9.129 3.44 a 1702 -0.15 82.1 9.158 5.01 a 1703 -0.9 76.1 9.188 5.31 a 1704 2.1 92.2 9.217 5.53 a 1705 -1.75 85.9 9.247 5.87 a 1706 -2.37 70.7 9.276 6.69 a 1707 -1.74 78.2 9.306 8.75 a 1708 3.53 86 9.336 7.74 a 1709 7.9 81.3 9.366 9.16 a 1710 2.94 76.3 9.396 9.77 a 1711 -7.86 77.2 9.426 15.15 a 1712 -2.37 75.3 9.456 7.86 a 1713 2.56 74 9.487 6.36 a 1714 1.35 82.4 9.517 6.19 a 1715 -3.98 76.8 9.547 6.23 a 1716 0.38 80 9.578 7.08 a 1717 1.48 85.7 9.609 5.89 a 1718 -0.63 90 9.640 6.35 a 1719 -1.79 86.8 9.670 6.15 a 1720 3.64 95.5 9.701 6.00 a 1721 -4.06 87.9 9.733 5.87 a 1722 -2.09 87 9.764 6.98 a 1723 2.29 86.9 9.795 5.67 a 1724 -0.04 86 9.826 5.44 a 1725 1.93 89.9 9.858 5.52 a 1726 2.2 89.1 9.889 5.54 a 1727 -1.3 87.4 9.921 5.86 a 1728 5.87 95.2 9.953 6.50 a 1729 -2.01 88 9.985 5.71 a 1730 -6.61 84.2 10.017 5.57 a 1731 -0.91 82.1 10.049 5.35 a 1732 -3.72 84.5 10.081 4.97 a 1733 0.86 87.1 10.114 4.60 a 1734 0.36 87.1 10.146 6.36 a 1735 1.91 86.7 10.178 5.85 a 1736 -0.75 92.5 10.211 5.79 a 1737 -1.34 86.3 10.244 5.13 a 1738 -1.53 86.6 10.277 4.72 a 1739 0.67 86.6 10.310 5.21 a 1740 7.8 91.9 10.343 6.16 a 1741 1.33 95.8 10.393 7.49 a 1742 -2.4 95.7 10.444 8.53 a 1743 -1.1 92.4 10.494 8.98 a 1744 -0.77 90.4 10.545 9.40 a 1745 -2.57 89.4 10.597 8.92 a 1746 2.79 94.7 10.648 9.80 a 1747 -1.49 97.6 10.700 11.45 a 1748 1.89 98.4 10.752 11.01 a 1749 1.1 98.9 10.805 12.54 a 1750 -0.44 99.9 10.857 7.19 a 1751 0.46 98.2 10.910 6.43 a 1752 2.82 105.8 10.963 7.04 a 1753 -1.74 104.9 11.016 5.95 a 1754 -0.82 101.1 11.070 3.03 a 1755 -1.84 102.3 11.124 7.12 a 1756 4.72 105.4 11.184 9.59 a 1757 7.24 119.1 11.245 11.21 a 1758 -0.8 119.8 11.306 13.20 a 1759 -6.76 113.6 11.368 15.38 a 1760 0.53 117.5 11.430 17.99 a 1761 -2.19 119.6 11.492 21.11 a 1762 1.95 118.6 11.555 20.04 a 1763 5.39 124.6 11.617 17.72 a 1764 1 125.8 11.681 10.69 a 1765 1.05 126.1 11.744 12.02 a 1766 1.04 129.1 11.808 10.31 a 1767 3.19 134.1 11.872 9.64 a 1768 -3.38 130.8 11.937 9.15 a 1769 -3.97 133 12.002 9.57 a 1770 0.7 130.3 12.067 10.52 a 1771 4.58 138.7 12.133 10.11 a 1772 3.13 139.5 12.199 10.73 a 1773 0.08 142.1 12.265 9.98 a 1774 1.73 141.4 12.332 9.57 a 1775 0.7 146.9 12.399 10.37 a 1776 -2.02 148.7 12.467 14.05 a 1777 2.83 157.2 12.534 15.26 a 1778 0.12 156.3 12.603 17.94 a 1779 -2.99 151.2 12.671 19.71 a 1780 -0.4 157.5 12.740 22.61 a 1781 12.51 181.7 12.809 25.80 a 1782 0.45 180.7 12.916 29.23 a 1783 -1.97 176.2 13.023 23.51 a 1784 -3.86 170.1 13.131 24.25 a 1785 0.34 169.5 13.240 25.83 a 1786 5.8 182.3 13.349 16.98 a 1787 -0.53 178.3 13.460 15.48 a 1788 -3.25 172.1 13.572 16.33 a 1789 -1.54 173.3 13.684 16.02 a 1790 2.68 191.1 13.798 16.80 a Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1692: GDP: data from measuringworth.com (but now unsupported) Spending: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Historical-Statistics-B-Mitchell/dp/1107402441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366835878&sr=8-1 B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Historical-Statistics-B-Mitchell/dp/1107402441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366835878&sr=8-1 B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 1790: GDP: data from measuringworth.com (but now unsupported) Spending: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Historical-Statistics-B-Mitchell/dp/1107402441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366835878&sr=8-1 B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Historical-Statistics-B-Mitchell/dp/1107402441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366835878&sr=8-1 B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics

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UK Gross Domestic Product GDP History
Fiscal Years 1692 to 1790
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ million nominal	Population-UK million	Total Spending -central -central £ million nominal
1692	-0.12	58	9.100	4.26	a
1693	1.62	59	9.100	5.58	a
1694	-0.12	59	9.100	5.60	a
1695	-0.11	59	9.100	6.22	a
1696	-0.12	59	9.100	8.00	a
1697	-0.12	59	9.100	7.92	a
1698	1.59	60	9.100	4.13	a
1699	-0.12	60	9.100	4.69	a
1700	-0.11	60	9.100	3.20	a
1701	-6.56	MW gdp	9.129	3.44	a
1702	-0.15	MW gdp	9.158	5.01	a
1703	-0.9	MW gdp	9.188	5.31	a
1704	2.1	MW gdp	9.217	5.53	a
1705	-1.75	MW gdp	9.247	5.87	a
1706	-2.37	MW gdp	9.276	6.69	a
1707	-1.74	MW gdp	9.306	8.75	a
1708	3.53	MW gdp	9.336	7.74	a
1709	7.9	MW gdp	9.366	9.16	a
1710	2.94	MW gdp	9.396	9.77	a
1711	-7.86	MW gdp	9.426	15.15	a
1712	-2.37	MW gdp	9.456	7.86	a
1713	2.56	MW gdp	9.487	6.36	a
1714	1.35	MW gdp	9.517	6.19	a
1715	-3.98	MW gdp	9.547	6.23	a
1716	0.38	MW gdp	9.578	7.08	a
1717	1.48	MW gdp	9.609	5.89	a
1718	-0.63	MW gdp	9.640	6.35	a
1719	-1.79	MW gdp	9.670	6.15	a
1720	3.64	MW gdp	9.701	6.00	a
1721	-4.06	MW gdp	9.733	5.87	a
1722	-2.09	MW gdp	9.764	6.98	a
1723	2.29	MW gdp	9.795	5.67	a
1724	-0.04	MW gdp	9.826	5.44	a
1725	1.93	MW gdp	9.858	5.52	a
1726	2.2	MW gdp	9.889	5.54	a
1727	-1.3	MW gdp	9.921	5.86	a
1728	5.87	MW gdp	9.953	6.50	a
1729	-2.01	MW gdp	9.985	5.71	a
1730	-6.61	MW gdp	10.017	5.57	a
1731	-0.91	MW gdp	10.049	5.35	a
1732	-3.72	MW gdp	10.081	4.97	a
1733	0.86	MW gdp	10.114	4.60	a
1734	0.36	MW gdp	10.146	6.36	a
1735	1.91	MW gdp	10.178	5.85	a
1736	-0.75	MW gdp	10.211	5.79	a
1737	-1.34	MW gdp	10.244	5.13	a
1738	-1.53	MW gdp	10.277	4.72	a
1739	0.67	MW gdp	10.310	5.21	a
1740	7.8	MW gdp	10.343	6.16	a
1741	1.33	MW gdp	10.393	7.49	a
1742	-2.4	MW gdp	10.444	8.53	a
1743	-1.1	MW gdp	10.494	8.98	a
1744	-0.77	MW gdp	10.545	9.40	a
1745	-2.57	MW gdp	10.597	8.92	a
1746	2.79	MW gdp	10.648	9.80	a
1747	-1.49	MW gdp	10.700	11.45	a
1748	1.89	MW gdp	10.752	11.01	a
1749	1.1	MW gdp	10.805	12.54	a
1750	-0.44	MW gdp	10.857	7.19	a
1751	0.46	MW gdp	10.910	6.43	a
1752	2.82	MW gdp	10.963	7.04	a
1753	-1.74	MW gdp	11.016	5.95	a
1754	-0.82	MW gdp	11.070	3.03	a
1755	-1.84	MW gdp	11.124	7.12	a
1756	4.72	MW gdp	11.184	9.59	a
1757	7.24	MW gdp	11.245	11.21	a
1758	-0.8	MW gdp	11.306	13.20	a
1759	-6.76	MW gdp	11.368	15.38	a
1760	0.53	MW gdp	11.430	17.99	a
1761	-2.19	MW gdp	11.492	21.11	a
1762	1.95	MW gdp	11.555	20.04	a
1763	5.39	MW gdp	11.617	17.72	a
1764	1	MW gdp	11.681	10.69	a
1765	1.05	MW gdp	11.744	12.02	a
1766	1.04	MW gdp	11.808	10.31	a
1767	3.19	MW gdp	11.872	9.64	a
1768	-3.38	MW gdp	11.937	9.15	a
1769	-3.97	MW gdp	12.002	9.57	a
1770	0.7	MW gdp	12.067	10.52	a
1771	4.58	MW gdp	12.133	10.11	a
1772	3.13	MW gdp	12.199	10.73	a
1773	0.08	MW gdp	12.265	9.98	a
1774	1.73	MW gdp	12.332	9.57	a
1775	0.7	MW gdp	12.399	10.37	a
1776	-2.02	MW gdp	12.467	14.05	a
1777	2.83	MW gdp	12.534	15.26	a
1778	0.12	MW gdp	12.603	17.94	a
1779	-2.99	MW gdp	12.671	19.71	a
1780	-0.4	MW gdp	12.740	22.61	a
1781	12.51	MW gdp	12.809	25.80	a
1782	0.45	MW gdp	12.916	29.23	a
1783	-1.97	MW gdp	13.023	23.51	a
1784	-3.86	MW gdp	13.131	24.25	a
1785	0.34	MW gdp	13.240	25.83	a
1786	5.8	MW gdp	13.349	16.98	a
1787	-0.53	MW gdp	13.460	15.48	a
1788	-3.25	MW gdp	13.572	16.33	a
1789	-1.54	MW gdp	13.684	16.02	a
1790	2.68	MW gdp	13.798	16.80	a
Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1692: GDP: data from measuringworth.com (but now unsupported) Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 1790: GDP: data from measuringworth.com (but now unsupported) Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics

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