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Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2021 186,245 4 +5,768 +3.2%
2020 180,477 4 +8,874 +5.17%
2019 171,603 4 +9,042 +5.56%
2018 162,561 4 +3,477 +2.19%
2017 159,084 4 -4,340 -2.66%
2016 163,424 4 -3,851 -2.3%
2015 167,275 4 +3,202 +1.95%
2014 164,073 4 +4,095 +2.56%
2013 159,978 4 +11,842 +7.99%
2012 148,136 4 +10,102 +7.32%
2011 138,034 4 +6,229 +4.73%
2010 131,805 4 +4,489 +3.53%
2009 127,316 4 +202 +0.159%
2008 127,114 4 -1,587 -1.23%
2007 128,701 4 +3,225 +2.57%
2006 125,476 3 +3,288 +2.69%
2005 122,188 3 +16,938 +16.1%
2004 105,250 3 +14,937 +16.5%
2003 90,313 3 +13,743 +17.9%
2002 76,570 3 +2,856 +3.87%
2001 73,714 3 +883 +1.21%
2000 72,831 3 +16,861 +30.1%
1999 55,970 3 +5,374 +10.6%
1998 50,596 3 -16,763 -24.9%
1997 67,359 3 -1,046 -1.53%
1996 68,405 3 +9,177 +15.5%
1995 59,228 3 +30,674 +107%
1994 28,554 4 +7,105 +33.1%
1993 21,449 5 +5,498 +34.5%
1992 15,951 6 +2,698 +20.4%
1991 13,253 5 +4,171 +45.9%
1990 9,082 6 +2,062 +29.4%
1989 7,020 6 +1,324 +23.2%
1988 5,696 7 +825 +16.9%
1987 4,871 8 +1,231 +33.8%
1986 3,640 10 +938 +34.7%
1985 2,702 13 +705 +35.3%
1984 1,997 16 +398 +24.9%
1983 1,599 18 +43 +2.76%
1982 1,556 18 +237 +18%
1981 1,319 18 +78 +6.29%
1980 1,241 22

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