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TABLE OF DATA TO CUT-AND-PASTE
YEAR
| # Apps
| # Originals
| # Refiles
|
| 1980
| 105046
| 89696
| 15350
|
| 1981
| 107513
| 88152
| 19361
|
| 1982
| 116731
| 95631
| 21100
|
| 1983
| 97448
| 82033
| 15415
|
| 1984
| 109539
| 89069
| 20470
|
| 1985
| 116427
| 92420
| 24007
|
| 1986
| 121611
| 94504
| 27107
|
| 1987
| 126407
| 97082
| 29325
|
| 1988
| 137069
| 104562
| 32507
|
| 1989
| 151331
| 113858
| 37473
|
| 1990
| 163571
| 123513
| 40058
|
| 1991
| 167715
| 123996
| 43719
|
| 1992
| 172539
| 123958
| 48581
|
| 1993
| 174553
| 123699
| 50854
|
| 1994
| 186123
| 129516
| 56607
|
| 1995
| 221304
| 139258
| 82046
|
| 1996
| 191116
| 141603
| 49513
|
| 1997
| 220773
| 164334
| 56439
|
| 1998
| 240090
| 178838
| 61252
|
| 1999
| 261041
| 197444
| 63597
|
| 2000
| 293244
| 212944
| 80300
|
| 2001
| 326081
| 236434
| 89647
|
| 2002
| 333688
| 240113
| 93575
|
| 2003
| 333452
| 230740
| 102712
|
| 2004
| 355527
| 247007
| 108520
|
| 2005
| 384228
| 263491
| 120737
|
| 2006
| 419760
| 276197
| 143563
|
| 2007
| 441637
| 284617
| 157020
|
| 2008
| 468869
| 287194
| 181675
|
| 2009
| 460924
| 259485
| 201439
|
| 2010
| 481483
| 255355
| 226128
|
| 2011
| 506924
| 273058
| 233866
|
| 2012
| 533308
| 281149
| 252159
|