# How can I get GNP Historical Data?

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**Created:** [November 18, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-gnp-historical-data/561134 "2010-11-18T19:45:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-gnp-historical-data/561134/1 "2010-11-18T19:45:14Z")

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I’m having an argument with a man in print. It’s fun.

But I’m having trouble finding historical data on GNP going back to the 1800s. Is there anyplace I can find that? And possibly some information on cyclical business panics?

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**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-gnp-historical-data/561134/2 "2010-11-19T05:59:30Z")

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Start with the Data section on the St. Louis Fed. It’s incomparably complete.

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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-gnp-historical-data/561134/3 "2010-11-19T06:21:19Z")

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I just Googled “GNP Historical data 1800”. The #2 result was this just-created thread itself! #3 result was [a Wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_United_States), which contains a [graph of per capita GNP from 1869 to 1918](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US-GNP-per-capita-1869-1918.png) and a [cruder graph from 1700 to 1840.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GROWTH1850.JPG). The Wikipedia article looks like a good read.

(The #1 Google result was a 9-year old unanswered query on another forum. #4 and #5 results were useless and reported “These terms only appear in links pointing to this page: 1800.”)

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**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-gnp-historical-data/561134/4 "2010-11-19T15:40:17Z")

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Try [here](http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp/?q=hmit/gdp).