[Historical Tables]
[Section 15 - Total (Federal and State and Local) Government Finances]
[Table 15.4 - Total Government Expenditures by Major Category of Expenditure: 1947-2002]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
                                  Table 15.4--TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORY OF EXPENDITURE: 1947-2002
                                                                (in billions of dollars)
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                                                                                                        Federal Payments For
                                                                                                             Individuals                      State and
                                                                                                     --------------------------               Local From
                        Fiscal Year                             Total      Defense and       Net         Social                    Other     Own Sources
                                                              Government  International    Interest     Security                  Federal    (Except Net
                                                                                                          and         Other                   Interest)
                                                                                                        Medicare
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1947.......................................................      44.8          18.6           4.4          0.4          8.6          2.6         10.1
1948.......................................................      42.3          13.7           4.5          0.5          8.5          2.7         12.3
1949.......................................................      52.6          19.2           4.7          0.6          9.5          5.0         13.6

1950.......................................................      57.9          18.4           5.0          0.7         12.9          5.7         15.2
1951.......................................................      61.8          27.2           4.9          1.5          8.8          3.4         16.1
1952.......................................................      85.0          48.8           4.9          2.0          8.9          3.4         17.1
1953.......................................................      94.4          54.9           5.4          2.6          8.3          5.1         18.1
1954.......................................................      90.3          50.9           5.1          3.3          9.3          2.6         19.2

1955.......................................................      90.0          45.0           5.2          4.3         10.0          4.3         21.1
1956.......................................................      93.7          44.9           5.5          5.4          9.8          5.4         22.7
1957.......................................................     101.9          48.6           5.8          6.5         10.5          5.6         24.8
1958.......................................................     110.6          50.2           6.2          8.0         12.9          5.7         27.6
1959.......................................................     122.5          52.2           6.4          9.5         13.2         11.4         29.7

1960.......................................................     124.7          51.1           7.7         11.4         12.8         10.0         31.7
1961.......................................................     133.3          52.8           7.5         12.2         15.3         10.7         34.7
1962.......................................................     145.2          58.0           8.0         14.0         14.9         13.0         37.3
1963.......................................................     151.9          58.7           8.8         15.5         15.5         13.9         39.5
1964.......................................................     162.3          59.7           9.4         16.2         16.0         18.4         42.5

1965.......................................................     165.5          55.9           9.7         17.1         16.0         20.6         46.2
1966.......................................................     186.0          63.7          10.4         20.3         16.8         24.4         50.4
1967.......................................................     214.3          77.0          11.2         24.5         18.7         27.0         56.0
1968.......................................................     242.4          87.2          12.1         28.4         21.4         30.0         63.2
1969.......................................................     257.6          87.1          13.6         33.0         24.2         26.6         73.1

1970.......................................................     278.3          86.0          15.2         36.4         28.4         30.4         81.9
1971.......................................................     304.4          83.0          16.1         42.6         38.0         31.7         93.0
1972.......................................................     333.5          84.0          17.6         47.7         45.3         38.2        100.7
1973.......................................................     354.9          80.8          19.3         57.2         47.5         42.8        107.2
1974.......................................................     393.3          85.1          22.1         65.7         54.7         42.4        123.3

1975.......................................................     475.4          93.6          23.7         77.7         76.2         61.6        142.6
1976.......................................................     531.9          96.1          29.1         89.6         91.0         68.4        157.8
TQ.........................................................     138.3          24.7           7.8         24.0         21.5         18.8         41.4
1977.......................................................     585.5         103.6          33.2        104.5         92.5         78.7        173.1
1978.......................................................     646.0         112.0          37.0        116.7         95.0         99.5        185.8
1979.......................................................     709.5         123.8          41.2        130.8        103.1        103.8        206.9

1980.......................................................     820.3         146.7          47.9        151.0        127.5        113.2        234.0
1981.......................................................     934.9         170.6          61.7        179.1        146.1        113.6        263.8
1982.......................................................   1,032.8         197.6          77.4        203.1        155.3        104.8        294.7
1983.......................................................   1,118.7         221.8          84.3        224.0        172.9         99.9        315.8
1984.......................................................   1,182.3         243.3         105.0        237.0        164.9         95.6        336.6

1985.......................................................   1,303.9         268.9         121.6        256.1        172.0        119.9        365.4
1986.......................................................   1,379.5         287.5         129.7        270.7        181.3        114.8        395.3
1987.......................................................   1,435.6         293.6         135.2        285.0        187.1         99.7        434.9
1988.......................................................   1,524.6         300.8         148.5        302.5        199.1        110.2        463.5
1989.......................................................   1,634.6         313.1         163.0        324.4        212.9        124.1        497.0

1990.......................................................   1,789.5         313.1         177.6        353.8        231.9        170.1        543.0
1991.......................................................   1,906.2         289.1         191.0        380.7        271.3        188.7        585.2
1992.......................................................   2,002.8         314.5         201.0        414.3        315.5        138.0        619.4
1993.......................................................   2,062.6         308.3         204.0        444.8        340.3        117.4        647.9
1994.......................................................   2,142.9         298.7         208.1        476.2        348.6        135.4        675.9

1995.......................................................   2,229.3         288.5         233.4        510.1        367.4        117.7        712.2
1996.......................................................   2,299.4         279.2         241.7        538.1        374.7        127.5        738.2
1997.......................................................   2,376.4         285.7         243.6        569.4        384.4        117.7        775.5
1998.......................................................   2,465.4         281.6         241.0        586.2        395.5        148.3        812.9
1999.......................................................   2,561.3         290.1         229.6        595.2        406.4        180.5        859.6

2000.......................................................   2,718.9         311.7         220.5        621.0        433.3        199.8        932.6
2001.......................................................   2,863.5         322.0         203.7        666.1        462.2        207.5      1,002.0
2002.......................................................   3,050.7         370.9         169.0        704.6        539.8        224.8      1,041.6
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