Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2009
266 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of GDP and GNI that constituted current account public spending for each year since 1997 with a breakdown by Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1252/09]
View answerThe table shows gross current expenditure, both Voted and non-Voted. Voted current expenditure is divided by Department based on the current allocation of Ministerial responsibilities. Non-Voted expenditure is predominantly made up of interest on the National Debt and contributions to the EU budget. The gross Voted expenditure figures between 1997 and 2007 are taken from the Appropriation Account for the relevant years, while non-Voted current expenditure is derived from the appropriate Finance Accounts for the relevant years. GDP and GNI figures for these years are taken from the National Income and Expenditure Account, published by the Central Statistics Office.
As a final gross Voted expenditure breakdown has not yet been published for 2008, the figures used are forecast outturns published in Budget 2009. This is the latest published breakdown of gross current expenditure by Department; however the provisional outturn figures will be available in the forthcoming Revised Estimates Volume 2009. The non-Voted current expenditure figure is as published in the end 2008 Exchequer Statement. The 2008 GDP figure was published in the addendum to the Stability Programme Update earlier this month, while the GNI figure for 2008 is taken from the European Commission's latest forecasts.
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1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
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|
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
|
|
€m |
% |
% |
€m |
% |
% |
€m |
% |
% |
€m |
% |
% |
€m |
% |
% |
€m |
% |
% |
|
|
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food |
814 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
864 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
893 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
923 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1,317 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1,280 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
|
Arts, Sport & Tourism |
122 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
139 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
158 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
209 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
239 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
264 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources |
60 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
77 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
85 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
102 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
107 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
213 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs |
181 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
192 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
218 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
227 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
272 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
242 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Defence |
638 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
649 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
681 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
735 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
801 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
819 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
|
Education & Science |
2,999 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
3,104 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
3,361 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
3716 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4,219 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
4,816 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
|
Enterprise, Trade & Employment |
676 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
707 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
787 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
916 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1,121 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1,154 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
|
Environment & Local Government |
292 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
184 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
486 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
596 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
756 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
745 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
|
Finance |
551 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
595 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
623 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
677 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
801 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
869 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
193 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
217 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
236 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
286 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
374 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
484 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
|
Health & Children |
3,470 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
3,938 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
4600 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
5,362 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
6,704 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
7,846 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
|
Justice, Equality & Law Reform |
890 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1,043 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1,084 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1,227 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1,404 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1,527 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
|
Social & Family Affairs |
5,723 |
8.4 |
9.4 |
6,011 |
7.7 |
8.6 |
6,244 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
6,677 |
6.4 |
7.4 |
7,788 |
6.7 |
7.9 |
9,458 |
7.3 |
8.8 |
|
Taoiseach |
67 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
77 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
90 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
96 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
108 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
143 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Transport |
176 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
182 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
191 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
246 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
317 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
365 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
Total Voted Expenditure |
16,851 |
24.8 |
27.8 |
17,978 |
22.9 |
25.8 |
19,738 |
21.8 |
25.3 |
21,994 |
21.0 |
24.3 |
26,328 |
22.5 |
26.6 |
30,225 |
23.2 |
28.0 |
|
Non Voted Current Expenditure |
4,686 |
6.9 |
7.7 |
4,361 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
4,379 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
3,924 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
3,605 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
2,812 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
|
Total Expenditure |
21,537 |
31.7 |
35.5 |
22,339 |
29.3 |
33.0 |
24,117 |
28.3 |
32.5 |
25,918 |
26.8 |
30.8 |
29,933 |
28 |
33 |
33,037 |
27.4 |
32.6 |
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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|
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
Expend |
GDP |
GNI |
|
|
€m |
% |
% |
€m |
% |
% |
€m |
% |
% |
€m |
% |
% |
€m |
% |
% |
€m |
% |
% |
|
|
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food |
1,171 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1,119 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1,181 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1,270 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1,302 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1,416 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
|
Arts, Sport & Tourism |
285 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
308 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
330 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
374 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
410 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
434 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources |
348 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
352 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
352 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
364 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
381 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
372 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs |
174 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
205 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
232 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
309 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
359 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
393 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Defence |
829 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
863 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
894 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
926 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
976 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1,058 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
|
Education & Science |
5,450 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
6,145 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
6,617 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
7,279 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
7,891 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
8,510 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
|
Enterprise, Trade & Employment |
1,122 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1,125 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1,207 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1,284 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1,417 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
1,479 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
|
Environment & Local Government |
745 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
709 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
761 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
838 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
894 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
956 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
|
Finance |
958 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
951 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1,026 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1,110 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1,193 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1,264 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
528 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
584 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
661 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
804 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
953 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1,018 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
|
Health & Children |
8,788 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
9,561 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
11,297 |
7.0 |
8.1 |
12,517 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
14,281 |
7.5 |
8.8 |
15,465 |
8.3 |
9.8 |
|
Justice, Equality & Law Reform |
1,679 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1,815 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1,917 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2,075 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2,380 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2,550 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
|
Social & Family Affairs |
10,427 |
7.5 |
8.8 |
11,241 |
7.5 |
8.8 |
12,111 |
7.5 |
8.7 |
13,504 |
7.6 |
8.8 |
15,437 |
8.1 |
9.5 |
18,044 |
9.6 |
11.4 |
|
Taoiseach |
128 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
132 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
155 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
191 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
186 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
192 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Transport |
391 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
436 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
472 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
512 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
546 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
731 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
|
Total Voted Expenditure |
33,023 |
23.7 |
27.7 |
35,546 |
23.9 |
27.9 |
39,212 |
24.2 |
28.2 |
43,355 |
24.5 |
28.2 |
48,607 |
25.5 |
30.0 |
53,883 |
28.8 |
34.1 |
|
Non Voted Current Expenditure |
3,295 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
3,584 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
3,895 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
4,161 |
6.1 |
6.9 |
3,937 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
3,936 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
|
Total Expenditure |
36,318 |
28.5 |
33.1 |
39,130 |
29.1 |
33.8 |
43,107 |
29.9 |
34.6 |
47,516 |
30.6 |
35.0 |
52,544 |
31.3 |
36.5 |
57,819 |
34.5 |
40.6 |
267 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of GDP and GNI that constituted capital account public spending for each year since 1997 with a breakdown by Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1253/09]
View answerThe table shows gross Voted capital expenditure from 1997 to 2007. This has been broken down by Department and expressed as a percentage of both GDP and GNI. All expenditure figures in the table are taken from the Appropriation Accounts for each year with the exception of 2008. As final gross Voted expenditure figures are not yet available, the expenditure figures for 2008 are obtained from the gross Forecast Outturn as published on Budget Day. However Provisional Outturn Figures will be available in the forthcoming Revised Estimates Volume 2009.
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1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
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|
Vote/Department |
Gross Capital Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
Gross Capital Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
Gross Capital Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
Gross Capital Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
Gross Capital Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
Gross Capital Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
|
€ |
% |
% |
€ |
% |
% |
€ |
% |
% |
€ |
% |
% |
€ |
% |
€ |
% |
% |
||
|
Taoiseach |
1,040 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
467 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2,405 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
48,110 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
11,881 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
3,627 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Finance |
64,425 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
161,596 |
0.21 |
0.23 |
194,434 |
0.21 |
0.25 |
320,413 |
0.31 |
0.35 |
281,690 |
0.24 |
0.28 |
248,319 |
0.19 |
0.23 |
|
Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
59,167 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
85,886 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
75,886 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
81,055 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
96,292 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
114,766 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
|
Environment & Local Government |
979,392 |
1.44 |
1.61 |
1,123,111 |
1.43 |
1.61 |
1,272,661 |
1.41 |
1.63 |
1,667,611 |
1.59 |
1.85 |
2,417,616 |
2.07 |
2.44 |
2,061,695 |
1.58 |
1.91 |
|
Education & Science |
164,175 |
0.24 |
0.27 |
356,009 |
0.45 |
0.51 |
363,435 |
0.40 |
0.47 |
516,918 |
0.49 |
0.57 |
572,424 |
0.49 |
0.58 |
574,337 |
0.44 |
0.53 |
|
Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs |
68,942 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
81,525 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
90,733 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
111,958 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
125,107 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
113,400 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
752 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4,412 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
5,076 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
3,927 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
17,281 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources |
52,538 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
84,146 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
124,806 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
148,691 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
158,464 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
219,907 |
0.17 |
0.20 |
|
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food |
162,543 |
0.24 |
0.27 |
107,510 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
112,614 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
127,375 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
111,892 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
68,582 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
|
Transport |
10,219 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
14,930 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
272,328 |
0.30 |
0.35 |
263,057 |
0.25 |
0.29 |
437,523 |
0.37 |
0.44 |
1,178,167 |
0.90 |
1.09 |
|
Health & Children |
166,962 |
0.25 |
0.28 |
186,969 |
0.24 |
0.27 |
230,694 |
0.25 |
0.30 |
293,944 |
0.28 |
0.33 |
373,620 |
0.32 |
0.38 |
507,115 |
0.39 |
0.47 |
|
Enterprise, Trade & Employment |
255,852 |
0.38 |
0.42 |
287,592 |
0.37 |
0.41 |
269,647 |
0.30 |
0.35 |
275,713 |
0.26 |
0.31 |
227,853 |
0.19 |
0.23 |
269,486 |
0.21 |
0.25 |
|
Arts, Sport & Tourism |
6,777 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
24,383 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
30,479 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
43,057 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
94,078 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
159,625 |
0.12 |
0.15 |
|
Defence |
7,151 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
13,438 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
20,598 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
24,296 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
57,354 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
42,341 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
|
Social and Family Affairs |
6,323 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
6,515 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
7,978 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
3,168 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
5,952 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
5,225 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
2,006,257 |
2.95 |
3.30 |
2,534,076 |
3.23 |
3.64 |
3,073,109 |
3.40 |
3.94 |
3,930,444 |
3.75 |
4.35 |
4,975,673 |
4.25 |
5.03 |
5,583,873 |
4.29 |
5.17 |
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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|
Vote/Department |
Gross Capital Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
Gross Capital Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
Gross Capital Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
Gross Capital Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
Gross Prov. Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
Gross Forecast Outturn |
% GDP |
% GNI |
|
€ |
% |
% |
€ |
% |
% |
€ |
% |
% |
€ |
% |
% |
€ |
% |
€ |
% |
% |
||
|
Taoiseach |
426 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1,248 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
942 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1,527 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Finance |
263,760 |
0.19 |
0.22 |
243,168 |
0.16 |
0.19 |
187,615 |
0.12 |
0.13 |
295,209 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
356,279 |
0.19 |
0.22 |
326,803 |
0.17 |
0.21 |
|
Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
113,852 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
104,320 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
144,479 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
187,020 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
132,845 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
155,202 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
|
Environment & Local Government |
1,616,103 |
1.16 |
1.36 |
1,549,774 |
1.04 |
1.21 |
1,741,545 |
1.07 |
1.25 |
1,946,806 |
1.10 |
1.27 |
2,005,298 |
1.05 |
1.24 |
2,220,431 |
1.19 |
1.40 |
|
Education & Science |
414,857 |
0.30 |
0.35 |
452,426 |
0.30 |
0.35 |
601,243 |
0.37 |
0.43 |
617,861 |
0.35 |
0.40 |
814,065 |
0.43 |
0.50 |
809,600 |
0.43 |
0.51 |
|
Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs |
99,387 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
103,602 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
114,329 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
151,612 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
147,364 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
152,760 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
19,031 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
13,578 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
18,369 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
22,823 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
17,706 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
21,427 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources |
187,684 |
0.13 |
0.16 |
89,138 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
97,150 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
151,164 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
122,826 |
0.06 |
0.08 |
138,142 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
|
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food |
55,390 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
140,100 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
174,175 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
167,508 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
315,613 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
629,799 |
0.34 |
0.40 |
|
Transport |
1,655,376 |
1.19 |
1.39 |
1,525,251 |
1.02 |
1.20 |
1,696,457 |
1.05 |
1.22 |
1,948,680 |
1.10 |
1.27 |
2,855,996 |
1.50 |
1.76 |
3,042,465 |
1.62 |
1.92 |
|
Health & Children |
514,186 |
0.37 |
0.43 |
508,479 |
0.34 |
0.40 |
523,506 |
0.32 |
0.38 |
495,653 |
0.28 |
0.32 |
659,230 |
0.35 |
0.41 |
688,734 |
0.37 |
0.44 |
|
Enterprise, Trade & Employment |
277,294 |
0.20 |
0.23 |
297,491 |
0.20 |
0.23 |
405,209 |
0.25 |
0.29 |
454,324 |
0.26 |
0.30 |
455,088 |
0.24 |
0.28 |
482,884 |
0.26 |
0.31 |
|
Arts, Sport & Tourism |
111,686 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
143,068 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
139,894 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
181,680 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
247,958 |
0.13 |
0.15 |
274,581 |
0.15 |
0.17 |
|
Defence |
26,635 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
23,671 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
26,323 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
21,620 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
29,253 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
30,100 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
|
Social & Family Affairs |
5,138 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
8,863 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
11,643 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
17,558 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
16,850 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
12,570 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
|
Total |
5,360,805 |
3.84 |
4.50 |
5,204,177 |
3.49 |
4.08 |
5,882,879 |
3.63 |
4.23 |
6,661,045 |
3.76 |
4.33 |
8,176,371 |
4.29 |
5.04 |
8,985,498 |
4.80 |
5.68 |
*Note: GDP/ GNI is based on figures published by the CSO in the National Accounts, except for 2008 where the GNI figure is taken from the European Commission's latest forecast.
All outtutns are from the Appropriation Accounts except 2008 where the figures provided are from the Budget Day forecast outturn.
GDP and GNI figures are taken from the National Income and Expenditure Account published by the Central Statistics Office, with the exception of the GNI figure for 2008, which is the latest forecast figure available from the European Commission. It should be noted that it is the normal practice of my Department to express Gross capital expenditure as a proportion of GNP rather than GDP or GNI. I include GNP figures for 1997 to 2007 for your information.
|
Year |
€ million |
|
1997 |
59,478 |
|
1998 |
68,628 |
|
1999 |
76,951 |
|
2000 |
89,358 |
|
2001 |
98,014 |
|
2002 |
106,494 |
|
2003 |
117,717 |
|
2004 |
126,026 |
|
2005 |
137,265 |
|
2006 |
152,456 |
|
2007 |
161,210 |
