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CHART 1.2

Average annual growth rates in real GDP per capita, 1994-2004

In most of the 21 economies, real GDP per capita grew during the decade at a rate of 1.7 to 2.6 percent per year; the U.S. growth rate was in the middle of the range.

Ireland and Korea registered the greatest increases in real GDP per capita; Japan’s increase was the smallest.

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Chart of Average annual growth rates in real GDP per capita, 1994-2004

NOTE: Hong Kong SAR stands for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, including special tabulations using data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, World Bank, and national sources.