Between 2000 and 2008, economic regulation in the United States saw the most rapid expansion since the early 1970s.[146] The number of new pages in the Federal Registry, a proxy for economic regulation, rose from 64,438 new pages in 2001 to 78,090 in new pages in 2007, a record amount of regulation.[146] Economically significant regulations, defined as regulations which cost more than $100 million a year, increased by 70%.[146] Spending on regulation increased by 62% from $26.4 billion to $42.7 billion.[146]
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