How the U.S. Economy Performs:

How the U.S. Economy Performs:
	in years when the trade deficit is "worsening,"	… and in years when it is "improving."
	(1974, 1976-77, 1982-87,1992-94, 1996-98)	(1973, 1975, 1978-81, 1988-91, 1995)
Real GDP Growth	3.2%	2.3%
Change in Unemployment Rate	-0.4	0.4
Change in Manufacturing Output	4.5%	1.4%
Change in Manufacturing Jobs	13,100	-116,700
Change in Poverty Rate	-0.1	0.3
Change in NYSE Composite Index	8.7%	12.3%
Changes in the unemployment rate and manufacturing jobs are measured December to December. Changes in the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index are measured Dec. 31 to Dec. 31. Changes in the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index are measured Dec. 31 to Dec. 31.