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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million Total Spending-total £ billion nominal 1950 1.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.382 4.78 a 1951 8.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.287 5.62 a 1952 7.1 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.429 6.25 a 1953 1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.593 6.58 a 1954 1.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.765 6.57 a 1955 4.92 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.946 6.81 a 1956 7.04 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.184 7.36 a 1957 4.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.430 7.64 a 1958 3.71 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.653 8.10 a 1959 0.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.956 8.57 a 1960 1.11 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.373 9.14 a 1961 3.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.807 10.31 a 1962 3.65 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.292 11.00 a 1963 1.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.625 11.65 a 1964 3.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.991 12.74 a 1965 6.06 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.350 14.12 a 1966 5.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.643 15.29 a 1967 3.05 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.959 17.49 a 1968 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.214 19.09 a 1969 6.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.461 19.79 a 1970 9.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.632 21.60 a 1971 8.57 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.928 24.24 a 1972 7.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.097 26.39 a 1973 9.37 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.223 30.55 a 1974 15.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.236 39.22 a 1975 25.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.226 51.52 a 1976 16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.216 58.46 a 1977 14.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.190 61.87 a 1978 12.32 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.178 71.95 a 1979 14.97 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.240 85.17 a 1980 19.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.330 103.86 a 1981 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.358 116.06 a 1982 8.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.291 128.04 a 1983 5.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.316 132.70 a 1984 5.33 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.409 140.50 a 1985 5.62 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.554 150.90 a 1986 4.62 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.684 158.60 a 1987 5.69 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.804 164.60 a 1988 6.25 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.916 173.60 a 1989 8.03 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.077 179.90 a 1990 8.12 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.238 200.90 a 1991 6.56 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.439 218.20 a 1992 3.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.585 236.20 a 1993 2.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.714 259.73 a 1994 1.4 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.862 271.54 a 1995 2.5 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.025 289.02 a 1996 4.22 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.164 304.33 a 1997 -0.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.314 308.37 a 1998 1.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.475 318.43 a 1999 0.97 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.684 332.65 a 2000 1.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.886 340.80 a 2001 1.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.113 366.09 a 2002 2.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.366 389.07 a 2003 2.45 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.637 420.48 a 2004 2.59 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.950 455.07 a 2005 2.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.413 491.80 a 2006 2.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.827 523.51 a 2007 2.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.319 549.40 a 2008 3.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.824 582.23 a 2009 -0.26 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 62.261 633.81 a 2010 1.32 1561.9 62.760 673.10 a Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1950: 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 2010: GDP: obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2018/ OBR EFO supp. economy tables Spending: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury/series/public-expenditure-statistical-analyses-pesa HM Treasury PESA Debt: obr.uk/data/ OBR Public Finances Databank

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UK Gross Domestic Product
Fiscal Years 1950 to 2010
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ billion nominal	Population-UK million	Total Spending -total £ billion nominal
1950	1.34	MW gdp	50.382	4.78	a
1951	8.55	MW gdp	50.287	5.62	a
1952	7.1	MW gdp	50.429	6.25	a
1953	1.83	MW gdp	50.593	6.58	a
1954	1.13	MW gdp	50.765	6.57	a
1955	4.92	MW gdp	50.946	6.81	a
1956	7.04	MW gdp	51.184	7.36	a
1957	4.08	MW gdp	51.430	7.64	a
1958	3.71	MW gdp	51.653	8.10	a
1959	0.76	MW gdp	51.956	8.57	a
1960	1.11	MW gdp	52.373	9.14	a
1961	3.88	MW gdp	52.807	10.31	a
1962	3.65	MW gdp	53.292	11.00	a
1963	1.55	MW gdp	53.625	11.65	a
1964	3.79	MW gdp	53.991	12.74	a
1965	6.06	MW gdp	54.350	14.12	a
1966	5.42	MW gdp	54.643	15.29	a
1967	3.05	MW gdp	54.959	17.49	a
1968	4.44	MW gdp	55.214	19.09	a
1969	6.76	MW gdp	55.461	19.79	a
1970	9.9	MW gdp	55.632	21.60	a
1971	8.57	MW gdp	55.928	24.24	a
1972	7.9	MW gdp	56.097	26.39	a
1973	9.37	MW gdp	56.223	30.55	a
1974	15.8	MW gdp	56.236	39.22	a
1975	25.7	MW gdp	56.226	51.52	a
1976	16	MW gdp	56.216	58.46	a
1977	14.17	MW gdp	56.190	61.87	a
1978	12.32	MW gdp	56.178	71.95	a
1979	14.97	MW gdp	56.240	85.17	a
1980	19.7	MW gdp	56.330	103.86	a
1981	12.31	MW gdp	56.358	116.06	a
1982	8.16	MW gdp	56.291	128.04	a
1983	5.78	MW gdp	56.316	132.70	a
1984	5.33	MW gdp	56.409	140.50	a
1985	5.62	MW gdp	56.554	150.90	a
1986	4.62	MW gdp	56.684	158.60	a
1987	5.69	MW gdp	56.804	164.60	a
1988	6.25	MW gdp	56.916	173.60	a
1989	8.03	MW gdp	57.077	179.90	a
1990	8.12	MW gdp	57.238	200.90	a
1991	6.56	MW gdp	57.439	218.20	a
1992	3.16	MW gdp	57.585	236.20	a
1993	2.79	MW gdp	57.714	259.73	a
1994	1.4	MW gdp	57.862	271.54	a
1995	2.5	MW gdp	58.025	289.02	a
1996	4.22	MW gdp	58.164	304.33	a
1997	-0.07	MW gdp	58.314	308.37	a
1998	1.07	MW gdp	58.475	318.43	a
1999	0.97	MW gdp	58.684	332.65	a
2000	1.89	MW gdp	58.886	340.80	a
2001	1.15	MW gdp	59.113	366.09	a
2002	2.15	MW gdp	59.366	389.07	a
2003	2.45	MW gdp	59.637	420.48	a
2004	2.59	MW gdp	59.950	455.07	a
2005	2.78	MW gdp	60.413	491.80	a
2006	2.88	MW gdp	60.827	523.51	a
2007	2.76	MW gdp	61.319	549.40	a
2008	3.07	MW gdp	61.824	582.23	a
2009	-0.26	1584.5	62.261	633.81	a
2010	1.32	1561.9	62.760	673.10	a
Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1950: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 2010: GDP: OBR EFO supp. economy tables Spending: HM Treasury PESA Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

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