Table:
rank
country or economy
2007
2017
average annual growth rate
2017 world total
2017 cumulative world total

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world
1673077
2422608
3.99
100
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1
china
215755
456960
8.43
18.86
18.86

2
united states
393806
423529
0.83
17.48
36.34

3
india
43755
121960
11.07
5.03
41.37

4
germany
89285
105596
2
4.36
45.73

5
united kingdom
92720
99297
0.97
4.1
49.83

6
japan
109777
97841
-1.19
4.04
53.87

7
italy
54263
71480
3.24
2.95
56.82

8
russia
30268
71226
8.58
2.94
59.76

9
france
64654
69560
0.99
2.87
62.63

10
south korea
41497
62918
5.05
2.6
65.23

11
canada
52640
58997
1.62
2.44
67.67

12
brazil
31204
57900
6.8
2.4
70.07

13
spain
42240
55819
3.3
2.3
72.37

14
australia
36133
51605
4.1
2.1
74.47

15
iran
13307
45629
15.3
1.9
76.37

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eu
511055
631458
2.2
26
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Statement: worldwide s&e publication output continues to grow, reaching 2.4 million in 2017.
Question: how many articles do worldwide s&e publication output continue to grow in 2017?
Answer: [2422608.0]