Articles
Monthly overview of the NIPA estimates
GDP and the Economy
Final Estimates for the Third Quarter of 2008 | SCB, January 2009 (PDF •110
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NIPA annual revisions
Most recent annual revision (2008)
NIPA Tables
Summary NIPA Tables | SCB, August 2008 (PDF •
144
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Domestic Product and Income Tables | SCB, August 2008 (PDF •
2,524
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Personal Income and Outlay Tables | SCB, August 2008 (PDF •
1,098
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Government Current Receipts and Expenditures Tables | SCB, August 2008 (PDF •
1,609
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Foreign Transactions Tables | SCB, August 2008 (PDF •
706
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Saving and Investment Tables | SCB, August 2008 (PDF •
1,250
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Income and Employment by Industry Tables | SCB, August 2008 (PDF •
860
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Supplemental Tables | SCB, August 2008 (PDF •
867
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Newly Available NIPA Tables 3.15-3.17, 5.9, and 7.15 | SCB, September 2008 (PDF •
352
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Newly Available NIPA Tables 3.18B, 3.19-3.21, 8.3, and 6.4 | SCB, October 2008 (PDF •
324
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Newly Available NIPA Tables 2.9 and 7.20 | SCB, November 2008 (PDF •
116
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GDP and Other Major NIPA Series for 1929-2008:II | SCB, August 2008 (PDF •
2,905
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Previous annual revisions
Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Annual Estimates for 2004-2006 and Quarterly Estimates for 2004:I-2007:I | SCB, August 2007 (PDF •
698
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Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Annual Estimates for 2003-2005 and Quarterly Estimates for 2003:I-2006:I | SCB, August 2006 (PDF •
842
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Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Annual Estimates for 2002-2004 and Quarterly Estimates for 2002:I-2005:I | SCB, August 2005 (PDF •
422
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Fixed Assets and Consumer Durable Goods for 1993-2003 | SCB, September 2004 (PDF •
1,154
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Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Annual Estimates, 2001-2003, and Quarterly Estimates, 2001:I-2004:I | SCB, August 2004 (PDF •
302
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Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Annual Estimates, 1999-2001, and Quarterly Estimates, 1999:I-2002:I | SCB, August 2002 (PDF •
758
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Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Annual Estimates, 1998-2000, and Quarterly Estimates, 1998:I-2001:I | SCB, August 2001 (PDF •
629
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Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Annual Estimates, 1997-99, and Quarterly Estimates, 1997:I-2000:I | SCB, August 2000 (PDF •
414
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2009 comprehensive revision
Preview of the 2009 Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: New Classifications for Personal Concumption Expenditures | SCB, May 2008 (PDF • 363KB)
Preview of Revised NIPA Estimates for 2002: Effects of Incorporating the 2002 Benchmark I-O Accounts and Proposed Definition and Statistical Changes | SCB, March 2008 (PDF • 254KB)
2003 comprehensive revision
Errata: Sources of the Revisions to Selected Income Components | SCB, March 2004 (PDF •
40
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Improved Estimates of the National Income and Product Accounts for 1929-2002: Results of the Comprehensive Revision | SCB, February 2004 (PDF •
323
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Preview of the 2003 Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Statistical Changes | SCB, September 2003 (PDF •
280
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Measuring the Services of Commercial Banks in the NIPAs: Changes in Concepts and Methods | SCB, September 2003 (PDF •
170
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Measuring the Services of Property-Casualty Insurance in the NIPAs: Changes in Concepts and Methods | SCB, October 2003 (PDF •
249
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Preview of the 2003 Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: New and Redesigned Tables | SCB, August 2003 (PDF •
489
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Preview of the 2003 Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Changes in Definitions and Classifications | SCB, June 2003 (PDF •
258
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Income and Outlays of Households and of Nonprofit Institutions Serving Households | SCB, April 2003 (PDF •
204
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Preview of "Revised NIPA Estimates for 1997: Effects of Incorporating the 1997 Benchmark I-O Accounts and Proposed Definitional and Statistical Changes" | SCB, January 2003 (PDF •
132
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Note on the Upcoming Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts | SCB, November, 2002 (PDF •
35
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Selected Issues in the Measurement of U.S. International Services | SCB, June 2002 (PDF •
553
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Concepts and methods
NIPA Handbook: Concepts and Methods of the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts | July 2008 (PDF •
1,233
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The first four chapters of the new NIPA Handbook: Concepts and Methods of the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts, which describe the fundamental concepts, definitions, classifications, and accounting framework that underlie the NIPAs are now available.
The first four chapters of the new NIPA Handbook: Concepts and Methods of the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts, which describe the fundamental concepts, definitions, classifications, and accounting framework that underlie the NIPAs are now available.
Updated Summary NIPA Methodologies | SCB, November 2007 (PDF •
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Measuring the Economy: A Primer on GDP and the National Income and Product Accounts | September 2007 (PDF • 572KB)
MP-1: An Introduction to the National Income and Product Accounts | SCB, September 2007 (PDF • 901KB)
Housing Services in the National Economic Accounts | September 2007 (PDF • 25KB)
A Guide to the National Income and Product Accounts of the United States | September 2006 (PDF • 1,190KB)
MP-5: Government Transactions | September 2005 (PDF •
4,854
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The NIPAs and the System of National Accounts | SCB, December 2004 (PDF •
588
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Methodology, Fixed Assets and Consumer Durable Goods in the United States, 1925-97 | September 2003
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Corporate Profits: Profits Before Tax, Profits Tax Liability, and Dividends: Methodology Paper | September 2002 (PDF •
690
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Recognition of Business and Government Expenditures for Software as Investment: Methodology and Quantitative Impacts, 1959-98 | May 2000 (PDF •
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Price Indexes for Selected Semiconductors, 1974-96 | February 1998
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390
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The Measurement of Depreciation in the NIPA's | SCB, July 1997
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386
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Improved Estimates of Fixed Reproducible Tangible Wealth, 1929-95 | SCB, May 1997 (PDF •
636
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Gross Domestic Product as a Measure of U.S. Production | SCB, August 1991 (PDF •
135
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MP-6: Personal Consumption Expenditures | June 1990 (PDF •
2,099
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Chain-type measures
Chained-Dollar Indexes: Issues, Tips on Their Use, and Upcoming Changes | SCB, November 2003 (PDF •
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A Note on the Impact of Hedonics and Computers on Real GDP | SCB, December 2000 (PDF •
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BEA's Chain Indexes, Time Series, and Measures of Long-Term Economic Growth | SCB, May 1997 (PDF •
471
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Preview: BEA's New Featured Measures of Output and Prices | July 1995 (PDF •
455
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Alternative Measures of Change in Real Output and Prices, Quarterly Estimates of 1959-92 | March 1993 (PDF •
261
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Alternative Measures of Change in Real Output and Prices | April 1992
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565
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Economic Theory and BEA's Alternative Quantity and Price Indexes | April 1992 (PDF •
164
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Reliability
The Reliability of the GDP and GDI Estimates | SCB, February 2008 (PDF •
1,592
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Reliability of the NIPA Estimates of U.S. Economic Activity | SCB, February 2005 (PDF •
200
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Reliability of GDP and Related NIPA Estimates | SCB, January 2002 (PDF •
513
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Reliability of the Quarterly and Annual Estimates of GDP and Gross Domestic Income | SCB, December 1998 (PDF •
333
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Reliability and Accuracy of the Quarterly Estimates of GDP | SCB, October 1993 (PDF •
278
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NIPA-related articles
A Primer on BEA’s Government Accounts | SCB, March 2008 (PDF •
238
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NIPA Translation of the Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Budget | SCB, March 2008 (PDF •
453
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Employee Stock Options and the National Economic Accounts | SCB, February 2008 (PDF •
118
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Real Inventories, Sales, and Inventory-Sales Ratios for Manufacturing and Trade for the Third Quarter of 2007 | SCB, January 2008 (PDF •
167
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Government Receipts and Expenditures: Estimates for the Third Quarter of 2007 | SCB, December 2007 (PDF •
167
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Comparing the Consumer Price Index and the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index | SCB, November 2007 (PDF •
248
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Comparison of BEA Estimates of Personal Income and IRS Estimates of Adjusted Gross Income: New Estimates for 2005 and Revised Estimates for 2004 | SCB, November 2007 (PDF •
1,203
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Federal Personal Income Tax Liabilities and Payments for 1959-2002 | SCB, November 2007 (PDF •
51
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Returns for Domestic Nonfinancial Business | SCB, May 2007 (PDF •
154
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Alternative Measures of Personal Saving | SCB, February 2007 (PDF •
324
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GDP and Other Major NIPA Series for 1929-2006: II | SCB, August 2006 (PDF •
2,101
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Federal Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2007 | SCB, March 2006 (PDF •
855
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Saving, Wealth, Investment, and the Current-Account Deficit | SCB, April 2005 (PDF •
54
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Estimates of Real Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment by Function for 1959-2003 | SCB, October 2004 (PDF •
106
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Note on the Profitability of Domestic Nonfinancial Corporations, 1960-2001 | SCB, September 2002 (PDF •
184
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Comparing NIPA Profits With S&P Profits | SCB, April 2001 (PDF •
153
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Measuring the New Economy | SCB, March 2001 (PDF •
641
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Trends in Consumer Spending, 1959-2000 | SCB, March 2001 (PDF •
515
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NIPA-related research papers
Papers
A Reconciliation between the Consumer Price Index and the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index by Clinton P. McCully, Brian C. Moyer, and Kenneth J. Stewart | September 2007 (PDF •
387
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An Overview of BEA's Source Data and Estimating Methods for Quarterly GDP by Arnold J. Katz | November 6-10, 2006 (PDF •
207
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The Role of Hedonic Methods in Measuring Real GDP in the United States by Dave Wasshausen and Brent R. Moulton | October 12-13, 2006 (PDF •
618
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Revisions to GDP Estimates in the U.S. by Dennis Fixler | October 7, 2004 (PDF •
187
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NIPA Corporate Profits and Reported Earnings: A Comparison and Measurement Issues by Charles Ian Mead, Brent R. Moulton, and Kenneth Petrick | January 3-5, 2004 (PDF •
84
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Working papers
This section provides links to research papers and analytical presentations prepared by BEA staff. The category includes papers that might be developed into formal papers or presentations at later dates.
The views expressed in these papers are solely those of the authors and not necessarily those of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The views expressed in these papers are solely those of the authors and not necessarily those of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
An Empirical Comparison of Methods for Temporal Distribution and Interpolation at the National Accounts (WP2007-03) by Baoline Chen | August 2007 (PDF •
969
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The Statistical Discrepancy (WP2007-01) by Bruce T. Grimm | March 2007 (PDF •
173
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Private Nonresidential Building and Apartment Prices (WP2006-7) by Leonard Loebach | November 2006 (PDF •
967
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Evaluating and Adjusting for Chain Drift in National Economic Accounts (WP2005-10) by Christian Ehemman | December 2005 (PDF •
1,403
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Chain Drift in Leading Superlative Indexes (WP2005-09) by Christian Ehemman | December 2005 (PDF •
1,989
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Another Look At Nonresidential Building Prices (WP2005-02) by Leonard J. Loebach | February 2005 (PDF •
151
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New Quality Adjusted Price Indexes for Nonresidential Structures (WP2003-03) by Bruce T. Grimm | October 27-28, 2003 (PDF •
138
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Revisions, Rationality, and Turning Points in GDP (WP2003-01) by Dennis J. Fixler and Bruce T. Grimm | January 3-5, 2003 (PDF •
386
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Information Processing Equipment and Software in the National Accounts (WP2002-02) by Bruce T. Grimm, Brent R. Moulton, and David B.Wasshausen | April 26-27, 2002 (PDF •
152
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Disasters
The Terrorist Attacks of September 11th as Reflected in the National Income and Product Accounts | SCB, November 2001 (PDF •
46
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Environment
Accounting for Renewable and Environmental Resources | SCB, March 2000 (PDF •
340
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Accounting for Subsoil Mineral Resources | SCB, February 2000 (PDF •
670
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Assessing BEA's Prototype Integrated Economic and Environmental Satellite Accounts | SCB, November 1999
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293
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Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditures, 1972-94 | SCB, September 1996
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521
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Integrated Economic and Environmental Satellite Accounts | SCB, April 1994
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407
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Accounting for Mineral Resources: Issues and BEA's Initial Estimates | SCB, April 1994 (PDF •
424
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1999 Comprehensive NIPA revision
Improved Estimates of the NIPA's for 1929-99: Results of the comprehensive revision | SCB, April 2000
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134
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Improved Estimates of the National Income and Product Accounts for 1959-98: Results of the Comprehensive Revision | SCB, December 1999
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259
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A Preview of the 1999 Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Statistical Changes | SCB, October 1999 (PDF •
259
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A Preview of the 1999 Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: New and Redesigned Tables
| SCB, September 1999 (PDF •
280
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A Preview of the 1999 Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Definitional and Classificational Changes | SCB, August 1999
(PDF •
340
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Earlier comprehensive NIPA revision articles
Preview of Revised NIPA Estimates for 1992 From the 1992 I-O Accounts | SCB, December 1997
(PDF •
168
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Preview of the Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: New and Redesigned Tables | SCB, October 1995 (PDF •
346
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Preview of the Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Recognition of Government Investment and Incorporation of a New Methodology for Calculating Depreciation | SCB, September 1995 (PDF •
482
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Last updated: Friday, January 30, 2009