Table 1-2: Population and Gross State Product (GSP) by Region

Economic activity and the demand for freight transportation are no longer concentrated almost exclusively in the Northeast manufacturing belt of the United States, with raw materials flowing from the South and West. Population, employment, and income figures show a spread of economic activity throughout the United States.

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	1980	1990	2000	2001	Percent change, 1980-2002
Resident Population (thousands)	226,546	248,791	281,423	285,318	26
Northeast	49,136	50,828	53,594	53,950	10
Midwest	58,868	59,670	64,390	64,820	10
South	75,372	85,454	100,235	101,955	35
West	43,173	52,837	63,198	64,593	50
GSP ($2000 millions)	5,054,549	6,994,329	9,891,180	9,902,150	96
Northeast	1,107,283	1,604,121	2,138,194	2,144,044	94
Midwest	1,262,917	1,566,939	2,158,477	2,134,236	69
South	1,608,531	2,220,755	3,257,418	3,285,346	104
West	1,075,817	1,602,514	2,337,090	2,338,524	117
GSP per capita ($2000 millions)	22,311	28,113	35,147	34,706	56
Northeast	22,535	31,560	39,896	39,741	76
Midwest	21,453	26,260	33,522	32,926	53
South	21,341	25,988	32,498	32,223	51
West	24,919	30,329	36,980	36,204	45

Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2003 (Washington: 2003); Bureau of Economic Analysis: Regional Economic Accounts, available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/gsp/ as of June 11, 2004.