Private Consumption
Private consumption is calculated as (% of GDP) * (GDP in US$1995). The percentages for the period 1970 - 1995 were taken from WDI (1998), the GDP data are calculated as described above. Where no country data for whole 1970 - 1995 period were available, estimates were made by taking a 3-year average based on the nearest time period. Regional estimates were then completed by correcting for the missing population shares of that region for missing countries.
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