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Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2021 1,426,644 1 +81,827 +6.08%
2020 1,344,817 1 +101,249 +8.14%
2019 1,243,568 1 -150,247 -10.8%
2018 1,393,815 1 +148,106 +11.9%
2017 1,245,709 1 +40,728 +3.38%
2016 1,204,981 1 +236,729 +24.4%
2015 968,252 1 +167,117 +20.9%
2014 801,135 1 +96,199 +13.6%
2013 704,936 1 +169,623 +31.7%
2012 535,313 1 +119,484 +28.7%
2011 415,829 1 +122,763 +41.9%
2010 293,066 1 +63,970 +27.9%
2009 229,096 2 +34,517 +17.7%
2008 194,579 3 +41,519 +27.1%
2007 153,060 3 +30,742 +25.1%
2006 122,318 4 +28,833 +30.8%
2005 93,485 4 +27,699 +42.1%
2004 65,786 4 +9,017 +15.9%
2003 56,769 4 +16,963 +42.6%
2002 39,806 5 +9,768 +32.5%
2001 30,038 5 +4,692 +18.5%
2000 25,346 5 +9,720 +62.2%
1999 15,626 7 +1,875 +13.6%
1998 13,751 7 +1,079 +8.51%
1997 12,672 8 +1,044 +8.98%
1996 11,628 8 +1,617 +16.2%
1995 10,011 8 -1,180 -10.5%
1994 11,191 8 -893 -7.39%
1993 12,084 8 +2,062 +20.6%
1992 10,022 8 +2,650 +35.9%
1991 7,372 7 +1,540 +26.4%
1990 5,832 7 +1,083 +22.8%
1989 4,749 10 -31 -0.649%
1988 4,780 10 +805 +20.3%
1987 3,975 10 +481 +13.8%
1986 3,494 11 -571 -14%
1985 4,065 8

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