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Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2021 262,244 2 -7,342 -2.72%
2020 269,586 2 -15,527 -5.45%
2019 285,113 2 +18 +0.00631%
2018 285,095 2 -8,809 -3%
2017 293,904 2 -1,423 -0.482%
2016 295,327 2 +6,992 +2.42%
2015 288,335 2 +3,239 +1.14%
2014 285,096 2 -2,735 -0.95%
2013 287,831 2 +19,049 +7.09%
2012 268,782 3 +21,032 +8.49%
2011 247,750 3 +5,773 +2.39%
2010 241,977 3 +17,065 +7.59%
2009 224,912 3 -6,676 -2.88%
2008 231,588 2 -9,759 -4.04%
2007 241,347 2 +19,563 +8.82%
2006 221,784 2 +13,917 +6.7%
2005 207,867 2 +18,331 +9.67%
2004 189,536 2 +595 +0.315%
2003 188,941 2 +4,696 +2.55%
2002 184,245 2 +6,732 +3.79%
2001 177,513 2 +12,718 +7.72%
2000 164,795 2 +15,544 +10.4%
1999 149,251 2 +14,518 +10.8%
1998 134,733 2 +15,519 +13%
1997 119,214 2 +12,322 +11.5%
1996 106,892 2 -17,070 -13.8%
1995 123,962 2 +16,729 +15.6%
1994 107,233 2 +7,278 +7.28%
1993 99,955 2 +7,530 +8.15%
1992 92,425 2 +4,470 +5.08%
1991 87,955 2 -2,688 -2.97%
1990 90,643 2 +8,273 +10%
1989 82,370 2 +7,178 +9.55%
1988 75,192 2 +6,877 +10.1%
1987 68,315 2 +3,120 +4.79%
1986 65,195 2 +1,522 +2.39%
1985 63,673 2 +1,832 +2.96%
1984 61,841 2 +2,450 +4.13%
1983 59,391 2 -3,925 -6.2%
1982 63,316 1 +912 +1.46%
1981 62,404 1 +306 +0.493%
1980 62,098 2

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