[Historical Tables]
[Section 15 - Total (Federal and State and Local) Government Finances]
[Table 15.4 - Total Government Expenditures by Major Category of Expenditure: 1947-1997]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                  Table 15.4--TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORY OF EXPENDITURE: 1947-1997                                 
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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.......................................................      44.7          18.6           4.3          0.4          8.6          2.6         10.0   
1948.......................................................      42.0          13.7           4.4          0.5          8.5          2.7         12.2   
1949.......................................................      52.3          19.2           4.6          0.6          9.5          5.0         13.4   
                                                                                                                                                        
1950.......................................................      57.5          18.4           4.9          0.7         12.9          5.7         14.9   
1951.......................................................      61.4          27.2           4.7          1.5          8.8          3.4         15.8   
1952.......................................................      84.6          48.8           4.7          2.0          8.9          3.4         16.9   
1953.......................................................      94.0          54.9           5.2          2.6          8.3          5.1         17.9   
1954.......................................................      89.9          50.9           4.8          3.3          9.3          2.6         19.1   
                                                                                                                                                        
1955.......................................................      89.5          45.0           4.9          4.3         10.0          4.3         21.0   
1956.......................................................      93.2          44.9           5.2          5.4          9.8          5.4         22.5   
1957.......................................................     101.1          48.6           5.4          6.5         10.5          5.6         24.5   
1958.......................................................     109.2          50.2           5.7          8.0         12.9          5.7         26.7   
1959.......................................................     120.3          52.2           5.9          9.5         13.2         11.4         28.0   
                                                                                                                                                        
1960.......................................................     122.1          51.1           7.1         11.4         12.8         10.0         29.8   
1961.......................................................     131.1          52.8           6.8         12.2         15.3         10.7         33.2   
1962.......................................................     142.7          58.0           7.0         14.0         14.9         13.0         35.8   
1963.......................................................     149.2          58.7           7.9         15.5         15.5         13.9         37.8   
1964.......................................................     158.9          59.7           8.2         16.2         16.0         18.4         40.4   
                                                                                                                                                        
1965.......................................................     161.9          55.9           8.4         17.1         16.0         20.6         43.9   
1966.......................................................     182.3          63.7           9.0         20.3         16.8         24.4         48.2   
1967.......................................................     210.9          77.0           9.5         24.5         18.7         27.0         54.2   
1968.......................................................     237.8          87.2          10.1         28.4         21.4         30.0         60.6   
1969.......................................................     252.3          87.1          11.7         33.0         24.2         26.6         69.7   
                                                                                                                                                        
1970.......................................................     273.6          86.0          12.8         36.4         28.4         30.4         79.5   
1971.......................................................     299.7          83.0          13.2         42.6         38.0         31.7         91.2   
1972.......................................................     328.7          84.0          14.2         47.7         45.3         38.2         99.4   
1973.......................................................     349.7          80.8          15.3         57.2         47.5         42.8        106.1   
1974.......................................................     387.5          85.1          17.8         65.7         54.7         42.4        121.8   
                                                                                                                                                        
1975.......................................................     468.2          93.6          18.7         77.7         76.2         61.6        140.4   
1976.......................................................     523.0          96.1          22.5         89.6         91.0         68.4        155.4   
TQ.........................................................     135.6          24.7           6.0         24.0         21.5         18.8         40.6   
1977.......................................................     575.1         103.6          25.6        104.5         92.5         78.7        170.2   
1978.......................................................     635.9         112.0          28.4        116.7         95.0         99.5        184.2   
1979.......................................................     697.1         123.8          30.8        130.8        103.1        103.8        204.9   
                                                                                                                                                        
1980.......................................................     803.8         146.7          34.6        151.0        127.5        113.2        230.7   
1981.......................................................     917.5         170.6          46.3        179.1        145.5        114.2        261.8   
1982.......................................................   1,014.3         197.6          57.3        203.1        154.8        105.2        296.3   
1983.......................................................   1,095.8         221.8          59.2        224.0        172.5        100.3        318.0   
1984.......................................................   1,157.3         243.3          78.0        237.0        164.2         96.3        338.5   
                                                                                                                                                        
1985.......................................................   1,277.0         268.9          91.7        256.1        171.2        120.7        368.3   
1986.......................................................   1,347.8         287.5          95.5        270.7        180.5        115.6        397.8   
1987.......................................................   1,404.3         293.6          97.5        285.0        186.3        100.5        441.3   
1988.......................................................   1,492.7         300.8         108.4        302.5        198.1        111.2        471.6   
1989.......................................................   1,601.7         313.1         119.4        324.4        211.6        125.2        507.9   
                                                                                                                                                        
1990.......................................................   1,756.6         313.1         132.5        353.8        230.3        171.8        555.2   
1991.......................................................   1,870.4         289.1         141.7        380.7        269.6        190.5        598.8   
1992.......................................................   1,961.1         314.5         144.8        414.3        313.4        140.1        634.0   
1993.......................................................   2,024.0         308.3         145.9        444.8        338.0        119.5        667.5   
1994.......................................................   2,105.0         298.7         149.0        476.2        346.0        137.9        697.2   
                                                                                                                                                        
1995.......................................................   2,193.0         288.5         173.4        510.1        364.5        120.5        736.0   
1996.......................................................   2,270.6         279.2         180.0        538.1        371.3        130.8        771.1   
1997.......................................................   2,351.2         285.7         179.6        569.4        380.7        121.4        814.3   
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