Table E. Annual percent change in real (inflation-adjusted) gross national product, health care spending, and Medicare benefits: 1980-82.
| Item | Per from cent change previous year | Cumulative growth 1979-82 | Price deflator used | ||
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| 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | |||
| Gross national product (GNP) | −0.3 | 2.6 | −1.9 | 0.4 | Implicit price deflator for GNP |
| National health expenditures (NHE) | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 12.7 | Implicit price deflator for NHE |
| Community hospital inpatient services | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 17.1 | National hospital input price index |
| Total Medicare benefits | 9.5 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 27.9 | Implicit price deflator for personal health care expenditures |
| Medicare hospital benefits | 9.7 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 25.2 | National hospital input price index |
| Medicare physician benefits | 8.6 | 12.3 | 7.3 | 30.9 | Consumer Price Index for physicians' services |
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Bureau of Data Management and Strategy, Office of Financial and Actuarial Analysis.