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scope="row">73</td><td>0</td><td>2,085,217</td><td>114,687</td><td>0</td><td>176,518</td><td>39,690</td><td>136,828</td><td>2,063,076</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">74</td><td>0</td><td>2,063,076</td><td>113,469</td><td>0</td><td>181,813</td><td>40,881</td><td>140,932</td><td>2,035,613</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">75</td><td>0</td><td>2,035,613</td><td>111,959</td><td>0</td><td>187,268</td><td>42,107</td><td>145,160</td><td>2,002,411</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">76</td><td>0</td><td>2,002,411</td><td>110,133</td><td>0</td><td>192,886</td><td>43,370</td><td>149,515</td><td>1,963,029</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">77</td><td>0</td><td>1,963,029</td><td>107,967</td><td>0</td><td>198,672</td><td>44,672</td><td>154,001</td><td>1,916,995</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">78</td><td>0</td><td>1,916,995</td><td>105,435</td><td>0</td><td>204,632</td><td>46,012</td><td>158,621</td><td>1,863,809</td></tr><tr><td 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scope="row">84</td><td>0</td><td>1,470,770</td><td>80,892</td><td>0</td><td>244,342</td><td>54,940</td><td>189,401</td><td>1,362,261</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">85</td><td>0</td><td>1,362,261</td><td>74,924</td><td>0</td><td>251,672</td><td>56,589</td><td>195,084</td><td>1,242,102</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">86</td><td>0</td><td>1,242,102</td><td>68,316</td><td>0</td><td>259,222</td><td>58,286</td><td>200,936</td><td>1,109,481</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">87</td><td>0</td><td>1,109,481</td><td>61,021</td><td>0</td><td>266,999</td><td>60,035</td><td>206,964</td><td>963,538</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">88</td><td>0</td><td>963,538</td><td>52,995</td><td>0</td><td>275,009</td><td>61,836</td><td>213,173</td><td>803,360</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">89</td><td>0</td><td>803,360</td><td>44,185</td><td>0</td><td>283,259</td><td>63,691</td><td>219,568</td><td>627,977</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">90</td><td>0</td><td>627,977</td><td>34,539</td><td>0</td><td>291,757</td><td>65,602</td><td>226,155</td><td>436,360</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">91</td><td>0</td><td>436,360</td><td>24,000</td><td>0</td><td>300,510</td><td>67,570</td><td>232,940</td><td>227,420</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">92</td><td>0</td><td>227,420</td><td>12,508</td><td>0</td><td>309,525</td><td>69,597</td><td>239,928</td><td>0</td></tr></table>