year growth unemployment inflation 1950 8.7 5.3 1.3 1951 7.7 3.3 7.9 1952 3.8 3 1.9 1953 4.6 2.9 0.8 1954 -0.6 5.5 0.7 1955 7.2 4.4 -0.4 1956 2 4.1 1.5 1957 2 4.3 3.3 1958 -0.9 6.8 2.8 1959 7.2 5.5 0.7 1960 2.5 5.5 1.7 1961 2.3 6.7 1 1962 6.1 5.5 1 1963 4.4 5.7 1.3 1964 5.8 5.2 1.3 1965 6.4 4.5 1.6 1966 6.5 3.8 2.9 1967 2.5 3.8 3.1 1968 4.8 3.6 4.2 1969 3.1 3.5 5.5 1970 0.2 4.9 5.7 1971 3.4 5.9 4.4 1972 5.3 5.6 3.2 1973 5.8 4.9 6.2 1974 -0.6 5.6 11 1975 -0.2 8.5 9.1 1976 5.4 7.7 5.8 1977 4.6 7.1 6.5 1978 5.6 6.1 7.6 1979 3.1 5.8 11.3 1980 -0.3 7.1 13.5 1981 2.5 7.6 10.3 1982 -1.9 9.7 6.2 1983 4.5 9.6 3.2 1984 7.2 7.5 4.3 1985 4.1 7.2 3.6 1986 3.5 7 1.9 1987 3.2 6.2 3.6 1988 4.1 5.5 4.1 1989 3.6 5.3 4.8 1990 1.9 5.6 5.4 1991 -0.2 6.8 4.2 1992 3.4 7.5 3 1993 2.9 6.9 3 1994 4.1 6.1 2.6 1995 2.5 5.6 2.8 1996 3.7 5.4 3 1997 4.5 4.9 2.3 1998 4.4 4.5 1.6 1999 4.8 4.2 2.2 2000 4.1 4 3.4 2001 1.1 4.7 2.8 2002 1.8 5.8 1.6 2003 2.5 6 2.3 2004 3.6 5.5 2.7 2005 3.1 5.1 3.4 2006 2.7 4.6 3.2 2007 1.9 4.6 2.8 2008 0 5.8 3.8 2009 -2.6 9.3 -0.4