Exhibit 44
Growth in Gross Domestic Product Since 1998
| Year | Texas GDP (billions of chained 2000 dollars) | Texas Percent Change | U.S. GDP (billions of 2000 chained dollars) | U.S. Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 666.6 | 9,066.9 | ||
| 1999 | 699.1 | 4.9% | 9,470.4 | 4.4% |
| 2000 | 727.2 | 9.1% | 9,817.0 | 8.3% |
| 2001 | 745.3 | 11.8% | 9,890.7 | 9.1% |
| 2002 | 760.6 | 14.1% | 10,048.9 | 10.8% |
| 2003 | 771.0 | 15.7% | 10,301.1 | 13.6% |
| 2004 | 808.1 | 21.2% | 10,675.7 | 17.7% |
| 2005 | 831.8 | 24.8% | 11,003.5 | 21.4% |
| 2006 | 867.9 | 30.2% | 11,319.4 | 24.8% |
| 2007 | 896.5 | 34.5% | 11,542.2 | 27.3% |
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and Global Insight, Inc.