Here is the growth in U.S. gross domestic product, the economy's total output of goods and services, for 2000 through 2011. A minus number indicates the economy shrank that year. |
YEAR GDP |
2000 4.1 percent |
2001 1.1 percent |
2002 1.8 percent |
2003 2.5 percent |
2004 3.5 percent |
2005 3.1 percent |
2006 2.7 percent |
2007 1.9 percent |
2008 -0.3 percent |
2009 -3.1 percent |
2010 2.4 percent |
2011 1.8 percent |