Table 4.—Summary of Dispersion for Current Estimates of GDP and Its Major Components

Estimate	Components with smallest dispersion								GDP dispersion
	Number				Percent of GDP/1/				Percentage points/2/
	Current dollars		Constant dollars		Current dollars		Constant dollars		Current dollars		Constant dollars
	1978-82	1983-91	1978-82	1983-91	1978-82	1983-91	1978-82	1983-91	1978-82	1983-91	1978-82	1983-91
Advance	4	3	5	4	59	44	68	24	1.93	1.17	1.64	1.25
Preliminary	1	6	1	6	6	32	9	58	1.82	1.14	1.72	1.27
Final	6	2	5	1	35	24	23	18	1.82	1.15	1.75	1.33
Total	11	11	11	11	100	100	100	100

1. Calculated from the absolute 1991 values of the current-dollar components.

2. Calculated from quarterly percentage changes at seasonally adjusted annual rates.