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Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2021 159,019 2 +6,677 +4.38%
2020 152,342 2 -4,751 -3.02%
2019 157,093 2 +8,906 +6.01%
2018 148,187 2 +12,302 +9.05%
2017 135,885 2 +2,363 +1.77%
2016 133,522 2 -90 -0.0674%
2015 133,612 2 +6,570 +5.17%
2014 127,042 2 +6,842 +5.69%
2013 120,200 2 +2,736 +2.33%
2012 117,464 2 +6,881 +6.22%
2011 110,583 2 +12,472 +12.7%
2010 98,111 2 +12,603 +14.7%
2009 85,508 2 -9,751 -10.2%
2008 95,259 2 +3,158 +3.43%
2007 92,101 2 +3,918 +4.44%
2006 88,183 2 +8,341 +10.4%
2005 79,842 2 +15,244 +23.6%
2004 64,598 2 +16,050 +33.1%
2003 48,548 3 +8,122 +20.1%
2002 40,426 3 +7,014 +21%
2001 33,412 4 +6,852 +25.8%
2000 26,560 5 -7,858 -22.8%
1999 34,418 3 +773 +2.3%
1998 33,645 3 +21,543 +178%
1997 12,102 7 +988 +8.89%
1996 11,114 7 +2,426 +27.9%
1995 8,688 7 +812 +10.3%
1994 7,876 8 +342 +4.54%
1993 7,534 8 +3,147 +71.7%
1992 4,387 11 +336 +8.29%
1991 4,051 12 -254 -5.9%
1990 4,305 13 -605 -12.3%
1989 4,910 9 +38 +0.78%
1988 4,872 13 +788 +19.3%
1987 4,084 13 -431 -9.55%
1986 4,515 12 +22 +0.49%
1985 4,493 14

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