[Historical Tables]
[Section 15 - Total (Federal and State and Local) Government Finances]
[Table 15.4 - Total Government Expenditures by Major Category of Expenditure: 1947-1995]
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                                  Table 15.4--TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORY OF EXPENDITURE: 1947-1995                                 

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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.......................................................      45.4          18.6           4.3          0.4          8.6          2.6         10.8   
1948.......................................................      43.6          13.7           4.4          0.5          8.5          2.7         13.8   
1949.......................................................      55.0          19.2           4.6          0.6          9.5          5.0         16.1   
                                                                                                                                                        
1950.......................................................      61.3          18.4           4.9          0.7         12.9          5.7         18.7   
1951.......................................................      65.7          27.2           4.7          1.5          8.8          3.4         20.1   
1952.......................................................      89.4          48.8           4.7          2.0          8.9          3.4         21.7   
1953.......................................................      98.9          54.9           5.2          2.6          8.3          5.1         22.8   
1954.......................................................      95.9          50.9           4.8          3.3          9.3          2.6         25.0   
                                                                                                                                                        
1955.......................................................      96.5          45.0           4.9          4.3         10.0          4.3         27.9   
1956.......................................................     100.8          44.9           5.2          5.4          9.8          5.4         30.0   
1957.......................................................     109.6          48.6           5.4          6.5         10.5          5.6         32.9   
1958.......................................................     118.4          50.2           5.7          8.0         12.9          5.7         35.9   
1959.......................................................     130.6          52.2           5.9          9.5         13.2         11.4         38.4   
                                                                                                                                                        
1960.......................................................     131.8          51.1           7.1         11.4         12.8         10.0         39.5   
1961.......................................................     141.3          52.8           6.8         12.2         15.3         10.7         43.5   
1962.......................................................     153.7          58.0           7.0         14.0         14.9         13.0         46.7   
1963.......................................................     161.1          58.7           7.9         15.5         15.5         13.9         49.6   
1964.......................................................     172.2          59.7           8.2         16.2         16.0         18.4         53.7   
                                                                                                                                                        
1965.......................................................     176.0          55.9           8.4         17.1         16.0         20.6         58.0   
1966.......................................................     198.4          63.7           9.0         20.3         16.8         24.4         64.3   
1967.......................................................     228.7          77.0           9.5         24.5         18.7         27.0         72.0   
1968.......................................................     256.9          87.2          10.1         28.4         21.4         30.0         79.7   
1969.......................................................     272.7          87.1          11.7         33.0         24.2         26.6         90.1   
                                                                                                                                                        
1970.......................................................     292.2          86.0          12.8         36.4         28.4         30.4         98.1   
1971.......................................................     319.2          83.0          13.2         42.6         38.0         31.7        110.6   
1972.......................................................     347.4          84.0          14.2         47.7         45.3         38.2        118.1   
1973.......................................................     369.1          80.8          15.3         57.2         47.5         42.8        125.5   
1974.......................................................     409.1          85.1          17.8         65.7         54.7         42.4        143.5   
                                                                                                                                                        
1975.......................................................     489.6          93.6          18.7         77.7         76.2         61.6        161.9   
1976.......................................................     546.4          96.1          22.5         89.6         91.0         68.4        178.9   
TQ.........................................................     142.7          24.7           6.0         24.0         21.5         18.8         47.7   
1977.......................................................     594.7         103.6          25.6        104.5         92.5         78.7        189.8   
1978.......................................................     655.6         112.0          28.4        116.7         95.0         99.5        203.9   
1979.......................................................     722.3         123.8          30.8        130.8        103.1        103.8        230.1   
                                                                                                                                                        
1980.......................................................     834.2         146.7          34.6        151.0        127.5        113.2        261.1   
1981.......................................................     945.1         170.6          46.3        179.1        145.5        114.2        289.4   
1982.......................................................   1,038.9         197.6          57.3        203.1        154.8        105.2        320.9   
1983.......................................................   1,120.2         221.8          59.3        224.0        172.5        100.3        342.4   
1984.......................................................   1,185.6         243.3          78.1        237.0        164.2         96.2        366.8   
                                                                                                                                                        
1985.......................................................   1,311.0         268.9          91.9        256.1        171.2        120.7        402.2   
1986.......................................................   1,387.3         287.5          95.7        270.7        180.5        115.5        437.2   
1987.......................................................   1,445.6         293.6          97.8        285.0        186.3        100.3        482.6   
1988.......................................................   1,538.5         300.8         108.7        302.5        198.1        110.8        517.5   
1989.......................................................   1,651.5         313.1         118.9        324.4        211.6        124.7        558.7   
                                                                                                                                                        
1990.......................................................   1,809.6         313.1         131.7        353.8        230.3        171.1        609.6   
1991.......................................................   1,928.7         289.1         143.3        380.7        269.6        189.7        656.3   
1992.......................................................   2,020.7         314.5         146.2        414.3        313.4        139.3        693.0   
1993.......................................................   2,081.1         308.3         145.6        444.8        338.0        118.8        725.6   
1994.......................................................   2,168.7         298.7         148.6        476.2        346.0        137.0        762.2   
                                                                                                                                                        
1995.......................................................   2,266.6         288.5         176.6        510.1        364.5        123.9        803.1   
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Note: GDP data / percentages and constant-dollar data / deflators are based on pre-benchmark revision GDP.