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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million Health Care-total £ billion nominal 1940 11.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.029 0.11 a 1941 11.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.870 0.10 a 1942 7.49 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.323 0.11 a 1943 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.262 0.12 a 1944 5 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.460 0.13 a 1945 1.64 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.669 0.14 a 1946 2.81 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.988 0.15 a 1947 9.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 49.539 0.22 a 1948 6.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.033 0.26 a 1949 3.19 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.331 0.30 a 1950 1.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.382 0.35 a 1951 8.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.287 0.50 a 1952 7.11 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.429 0.51 a 1953 1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.593 0.53 a 1954 1.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.765 0.54 a 1955 4.91 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.946 0.59 a 1956 7.05 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.184 0.64 a 1957 4.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.430 0.70 a 1958 3.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.653 0.74 a 1959 0.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.956 0.80 a 1960 1.11 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.373 0.87 a 1961 3.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.807 0.99 a 1962 3.65 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.292 1.00 a 1963 1.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.625 1.07 a 1964 3.77 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.991 1.16 a 1965 6.05 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.350 1.31 a 1966 5.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.643 1.44 a 1967 3.03 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.959 1.60 a 1968 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.214 1.73 a 1969 6.75 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.461 1.81 a 1970 9.92 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.632 2.08 a 1971 8.57 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.928 2.36 a 1972 7.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.097 2.66 a 1973 9.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.223 3.02 a 1974 15.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.236 3.94 a 1975 25.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.226 5.27 a 1976 16.02 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.216 6.22 a 1977 14.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.190 6.91 a 1978 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.178 7.89 a 1979 14.98 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.240 9.10 a 1980 19.69 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.330 11.79 a 1981 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.358 13.42 a 1982 8.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.291 14.38 a 1983 5.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.316 14.50 a 1984 5.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.409 15.40 a 1985 5.63 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.554 16.50 a 1986 4.6 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.684 17.50 a 1987 5.82 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.804 18.70 a 1988 6.47 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.916 20.50 a 1989 8.21 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.077 22.60 a 1990 8.58 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.238 24.50 a 1991 6.64 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.439 27.50 a 1992 3.29 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.585 31.20 a 1993 3.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.714 35.02 i 1994 1.91 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.862 37.01 i 1995 2.68 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.025 40.49 i 1996 4.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.164 39.66 i 1997 -0.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.314 41.34 i 1998 1.33 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.475 43.15 i 1999 1.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.684 47.02 a 2000 1.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.886 49.57 a Legend: a - actual outturn i - interpolated between actual reported values Data Sources for 1940: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP 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 2000: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101128151454/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/pespub_index.htm Archived HM Treasury PESA Debt: obr.uk/data/ OBR Public Finances Databank

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Below is a formatted version of the dataset displayed in the chart. Included is a column of nominal or chained GDP for each year charted.

Health Care
Fiscal Years 1940 to 2000
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ billion nominal	Population-UK million	Health Care -total -total £ billion nominal
1940	11.13	MW gdp	46.029	0.11	a
1941	11.46	MW gdp	44.870	0.10	a
1942	7.49	MW gdp	44.323	0.11	a
1943	4.44	MW gdp	48.262	0.12	a
1944	5	MW gdp	48.460	0.13	a
1945	1.64	MW gdp	48.669	0.14	a
1946	2.81	MW gdp	48.988	0.15	a
1947	9.08	MW gdp	49.539	0.22	a
1948	6.34	MW gdp	50.033	0.26	a
1949	3.19	MW gdp	50.331	0.30	a
1950	1.34	MW gdp	50.382	0.35	a
1951	8.55	MW gdp	50.287	0.50	a
1952	7.11	MW gdp	50.429	0.51	a
1953	1.83	MW gdp	50.593	0.53	a
1954	1.13	MW gdp	50.765	0.54	a
1955	4.91	MW gdp	50.946	0.59	a
1956	7.05	MW gdp	51.184	0.64	a
1957	4.08	MW gdp	51.430	0.70	a
1958	3.7	MW gdp	51.653	0.74	a
1959	0.76	MW gdp	51.956	0.80	a
1960	1.11	MW gdp	52.373	0.87	a
1961	3.88	MW gdp	52.807	0.99	a
1962	3.65	MW gdp	53.292	1.00	a
1963	1.55	MW gdp	53.625	1.07	a
1964	3.77	MW gdp	53.991	1.16	a
1965	6.05	MW gdp	54.350	1.31	a
1966	5.42	MW gdp	54.643	1.44	a
1967	3.03	MW gdp	54.959	1.60	a
1968	4.44	MW gdp	55.214	1.73	a
1969	6.75	MW gdp	55.461	1.81	a
1970	9.92	MW gdp	55.632	2.08	a
1971	8.57	MW gdp	55.928	2.36	a
1972	7.9	MW gdp	56.097	2.66	a
1973	9.39	MW gdp	56.223	3.02	a
1974	15.8	MW gdp	56.236	3.94	a
1975	25.7	MW gdp	56.226	5.27	a
1976	16.02	MW gdp	56.216	6.22	a
1977	14.17	MW gdp	56.190	6.91	a
1978	12.31	MW gdp	56.178	7.89	a
1979	14.98	MW gdp	56.240	9.10	a
1980	19.69	MW gdp	56.330	11.79	a
1981	12.31	MW gdp	56.358	13.42	a
1982	8.16	MW gdp	56.291	14.38	a
1983	5.78	MW gdp	56.316	14.50	a
1984	5.34	MW gdp	56.409	15.40	a
1985	5.63	MW gdp	56.554	16.50	a
1986	4.6	MW gdp	56.684	17.50	a
1987	5.82	MW gdp	56.804	18.70	a
1988	6.47	MW gdp	56.916	20.50	a
1989	8.21	MW gdp	57.077	22.60	a
1990	8.58	MW gdp	57.238	24.50	a
1991	6.64	MW gdp	57.439	27.50	a
1992	3.29	MW gdp	57.585	31.20	a
1993	3.07	MW gdp	57.714	35.02	i
1994	1.91	MW gdp	57.862	37.01	i
1995	2.68	MW gdp	58.025	40.49	i
1996	4.24	MW gdp	58.164	39.66	i
1997	-0.15	MW gdp	58.314	41.34	i
1998	1.33	MW gdp	58.475	43.15	i
1999	1.42	MW gdp	58.684	47.02	a
2000	1.17	MW gdp	58.886	49.57	a
Legend: a - actual outturn i - interpolated between actual reported values Data Sources for 1940: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 2000: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: Archived HM Treasury PESA Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

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