Table A1.

Growth in Real National Health Expenditures (NHE)^a and Real GDP,^b by Year, 2001–13 (Percent)

Year	NHE	GDP	NHE minus GDP
2001–02	8.8	2.7	6.1
2002–03	6.1	2.5	3.6
2003–04	4.0	3.8	0.2
2004–05	3.5	3.3	0.2
2005–06	3.2	2.0	1.2
2006–07	3.6	1.9	1.7
2007–08	2.4	1.0	1.4
2008–09	3.7	−4.3	8.0
2009–10	2.6	3.3	−0.7
2010–11	1.2	1.5	−0.3
2011–12	3.5	3.6	−0.1
2012–13	2.5	1.2	1.3
Average	3.8	1.9	1.9
Average, 2006–13	2.8	1.2	1.6

^aEstimates of nominal national health expenditures each July by year are from the Altarum Institute. We use the implicit GDP deflator from Macroeconomic Advisors to deflate nominal national health expenditures.

^bEstimates of GDP each July are from Macroeconomic Advisors.