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Biennial Revenue Estimate 2010-2011

Table 1:
Texas Economic History and Outlook
for Fiscal Years 1999-2011
Winter 2008-09 Forecast

Texas Economy
Indicator 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* 2010* 2011*
Real Gross State Product
(Billions, 2000 $)
$691.3 $722.6 $740.8 $757.1 $767.3 $796.6 $821.9 $855.5 $894.0 $931.5 $948.4 $966.1 $1,002.9
Annual Percentage Change in Real Gross State Product 5.3% 4.5% 2.5% 2.2% 1.3% 3.8% 3.2% 4.1% 4.5% 4.2% 1.8% 1.9% 3.8%
Gross State Product
(Billions, Current $)
$658.0 $713.0 $754.6 $779.7 $813.4 $882.5 $959.1 $1,047.2 $1,123.0 $1,196.1 $1,245.9 $1,280.9 $1,354.2
Annual Percentage Change Gross State Product 5.6% 8.4% 5.8% 3.3% 4.3% 8.5% 8.7% 9.2% 7.2% 6.5% 4.2% 2.8% 5.7%
Personal Income
(Billions, Current $)
$530.3 $581.3 $615.6 $624.0 $641.4 $681.3 $741.7 $806.6 $869.2 $931.2 $960.4 $1,000.4 $1,064.1
Annual Percentage Change personal income in billions of current dollars 6.5% 9.6% 5.9% 1.4% 2.8% 6.2% 8.9% 8.8% 7.8% 7.1% 3.1% 4.2% 6.4%
Nonfarm Employment
(Thousands)
9,111.6 9,365.9 9,532.0 9,426.2 9,375.4 9,450.5 9,667.7 9,984.3 10,293.2 10,538.0 10,537.3 10,637.6 10,889.4
Annual Percentage Change in nonfarm employment 2.8% 2.8% 1.8% (1.1%) (0.5%) 0.8% 2.3% 3.3% 3.1% 2.4% 0.0% 1.0% 2.4%
Resident Population
(Thousands)
20,507.1 20,900.4 21,291.0 21,679.0 22,041.9 22,409.5 22,808.1 23,379.5 23,840.7 24,283.6 24,710.4 25,236.9 25,779.3
Annual Percentage Change in resident population 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 2.5% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 2.1% 2.1%
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.8% 4.4% 4.7% 6.1% 6.7% 6.3% 5.5% 5.1% 4.5% 4.4% 6.6% 6.7% 6.5%
Oil Price (per Barrel) $12.91 $25.16 $27.73 $21.91 $28.59 $32.48 $46.89 $61.17 $59.02 $98.53 $50.28 $39.55 $47.31
Natural Gas Price (per MCF) $1.71 $2.63 $4.89 $2.53 $4.31 $4.83 $5.87 $7.50 $6.34 $7.67 $5.79 $5.06 $5.63
U.S. Economy
Indicator 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* 2010* 2011*
Real Gross Domestic Product
(Billions, 2000 $)
$9,361.9 $9,762.8 $9,885.1 $10,002.4 $10,208.3 $10,593.4 $10,917.1 $11,227.3 $11,457.8 $11,678.5 $11,571.2 $11,689.2 $12,022.9
Annual Percentage Change in Real Gross Domestic Product 4.4% 4.3% 1.3% 1.2% 2.1% 3.8% 3.1% 2.8% 2.1% 1.9% (0.9%) 1.0% 2.9%
Consumer Price Index (1982-84 = 100) 165.5 170.7 176.2 178.9 183.1 187.4 193.5 200.6 205.3 214.4 213.7 217.0 223.7
Annual Percentage Change in Consumer Price Index 1.9% 3.2% 3.2% 1.5% 2.4% 2.3% 3.3% 3.7% 2.3% 4.4% (0.4%) 1.6% 3.1%
Prime Interest Rate (%) 7.9% 9.0% 8.0% 4.9% 4.2% 4.1% 5.7% 7.6% 8.2% 6.0% 3.7% 3.9% 6.0%

* 2008 through 2010 values are estimated or projected.

SOURCES: Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; and IHS Global Insight, Inc.