Real Estate Investment As Percentage of GDP 

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                                                   **** Last Update  : Jan 5, 2011

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           The Federal Reserve publishes the Annual Flow of Funds Accounts. 

           This Historic Data contains information about the distribution of GDP in 
         various sectors of the economy.

           This information is contained in Table F.6 Distribution of Gross Domestic Product.

           Line 15 is the yearly Real Estate Investment(REI).
 


              

                

                  Year
                  GDP
                  REI
                  %
                

                

                  1945
                  NA
                  NA
                  NA
                

                

                  1946
                  222.0
                  6.6
                  2.9%
                

                

                  1947
                  244.1
                  10.2
                  4.1%
                

                

                  1948
                  269.2
                  13.2
                  4.9%
                

                

                  1949
                  267.3
                  12.2
                  4.56%
                

                

                  1950
                  293.8
                  17.5
                  5.95%
                

                

                  1951
                  339.3
                  15.9
                  4.68%
                

                

                  1952
                  358.3
                  16.1
                  4.49%
                

                

                  1953
                  379.4
                  16.7
                  4.4%
                

                

                  1954
                  380.3
                  18.2
                  4.78%
                

                

                  1955
                  414.7
                  21.7
                  5.2%
                

                

                  1956
                  437.5
                  20.4
                  4.66%
                

                

                  1957
                  461.1
                  19.0
                  4.12%
                

                

                  1958
                  467.2
                  18.3
                  3.91%
                

                

                  1959
                  506.6
                  23.2
                  4.57%
                

                

                  1960
                  526.4
                  21.6
                  4.1%
                

                

                  1961
                  544.7
                  20.7
                  3.8%
                

                

                  1962
                  585.6
                  21.9
                  3.73%
                

                

                  1963
                  617.7
                  23.9
                  3.86%
                

                

                  1964
                  663.5
                  25.3
                  3.8%
                

              

            		
            
              

              

                

                  Year
                  GDP
                  REI
                  %
                

                

                  1965
                  719.2
                  25.8
                  3.58%
                

                

                  1966
                  787.9
                  24.5
                  3.10%
                

                

                  1967
                  832.6
                  24.8
                  2.97%
                

                

                  1968
                  910.0
                  28.7
                  3.15%
                

                

                  1969
                  984.5
                  30.2
                  3.06%
                

                

                  1970
                  1038.6
                  28.7
                  2.76%
                

                

                  1971
                  1127.1
                  38.8
                  3.44%
                

                

                  1972
                  1238.3
                  48.1
                  3.88%
                

                

                  1973
                  1382.7
                  54.0
                  3.9%
                

                

                  1974
                  1500.0
                  48.5
                  3.23%
                

                

                  1975
                  1638.3
                  50.3
                  3.07%
                

                

                  1976
                  1825.3
                  67.8
                  3.71%
                

                

                  1977
                  2031.0
                  90.8
                  4.47%
                

                

                  1978
                  2294.7
                  106.4
                  4.6%
                

                

                  1979
                  2563.4
                  109.1
                  4.25%
                

                

                  1980
                  2789.5
                  94.8
                  3.39%
                

                

                  1981
                  3128.4
                  93.5
                  2.98%
                

                

                  1982
                  3255.0
                  83.3
                  2.55%
                

                

                  1983
                  3536.7
                  121.7
                  3.44%
                

                

                  1984
                  3933.1
                  144.5
                  3.67%
                

              

            		
            
              

              

                

                  Year
                  GDP
                  REI
                  %
                

                

                  1985
                  4220.3
                  149.3
                  3.53%
                

                

                  1986
                  4462.9
                  175.0
                  3.92%
                

                

                  1987
                  4739.5
                  189.7
                  4.0%
                

                

                  1988
                  5103.8
                  199.4
                  3.9%
                

                

                  1989
                  5484.3
                  198.8
                  3.62%
                

                

                  1990
                  5803.1
                  184.8
                  3.18%
                

                

                  1991
                  5995.9
                  173.5
                  2.89%
                

                

                  1992
                  6337.7
                  203.8
                  3.2%
                

                

                  1993
                  6657.5
                  228.7
                  3.43%
                

                

                  1994
                  7072.2
                  261.7
                  3.7%
                

                

                  1995
                  7397.6
                  254.9
                  3.44%
                

                

                  1996
                  7816.8
                  280.9
                  3.59%
                

                

                  1997
                  8304.3
                  293.3
                  3.53%
                

                

                  1998
                  8747.0
                  330.0
                  3.77%
                

                

                  1999
                  9268.5
                  359.8
                  3.88%
                

                

                  2000
                  9817.0
                  373.6
                  3.8%
                

                

                  2001
                  10127.9
                  398.2
                  3.93%
                

                

                  2002
                  10469.6
                  427.7
                  4.08%
                

                

                  2003
                  10971.3
                  492.8
                  4.49%
                

                

                  2004
                  11734.3
                  572.5
                  4.87%
                

              

            		
            
              

              

                

                  Year
                  GDP
                  REI
                  %
                

                

                  2005
                  12485.7
                  646.9
                  5.18%
                

                

                  2006
                  13244.6
                  641.2
                  4.84%
                

                

                  2007
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2008
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2009
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2010
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2011
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2012
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2013
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2014
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2015
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2016
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2017
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2018
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2019
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2020
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2021
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2022
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2023
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

                

                  2024
                  -
                  -
                  -
                

              

            		
          

        

        

             The 40's and early 50's, the men returned from the War. Got married, created new
         households, had babies. These new families needed new housing. Which explains the high
         percentage during those years.

             The other crests and troughs pretty much correspond to the years for real estate
         booms and the following busts.

             The earlier cycles roughly seem to be five years of expansion, followed by an 
         equally long downturn.

             Expansion in the current cycle has gone on for fifteen years. Could the turn
         also be equally long?



      		
    

    

      
        
      
    

    

      
        
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