Year Rate 1947 3.9 1948 3.8 1949 5.9 1950 5.3 1951 3.3 1952 3 1953 2.9 1954 5.5 1955 4.4 1956 4.1 1957 4.3 1958 6.8 1959 5.5 1960 5.5 1961 6.7 1962 5.5 1963 5.7 1964 5.2 1965 4.5 1966 3.8 1967 3.8 1968 3.6 1969 3.5 1970 4.9 1971 5.9 1972 5.6 1973 4.9 1974 5.6 1975 8.5 1976 7.7 1977 7.1 1978 6.1 1979 5.8 1980 7.1 1981 7.6 1982 9.7 1983 9.6 1984 7.5 1985 7.2 1986 7 1987 6.2 1988 5.5 1989 5.3 1990 5.6 1991 6.8 1992 7.5 1993 6.9 1994 6.1 1995 5.6 1996 5.4 1997 4.9 1998 4.5 1999 4.2 2000 4 2001 4.7 2002 5.8 2003 6 2004 5.5 2005 5.1 2006 4.6 2007 4.6 2008 5.8 2009 9.3 2010 9.6 2011 8.9 2012 8.1 2013 7.4