[Historical Tables]
[Section 15 - Total (Federal and State and Local) Government Finances]
[Table 15.4 - Total Government Expenditures by Major Category of Expenditure: 1948-2003]
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                                  Table 15.4--TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORY OF EXPENDITURE: 1947-2003
                                                                (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.......................................................      45.5          18.6           4.7          0.4          8.6          2.6         10.5
1948.......................................................      42.8          13.7           4.8          0.5          8.5          2.7         12.6
1949.......................................................      53.2          19.2           5.0          0.6          9.5          5.0         13.8
 
1950.......................................................      58.5          18.4           5.4          0.7         12.9          5.7         15.4
1951.......................................................      62.4          27.2           5.3          1.5          8.8          3.4         16.3
1952.......................................................      85.7          48.8           5.4          2.0          8.9          3.4         17.4
1953.......................................................      95.2          54.9           5.9          2.6          8.3          5.1         18.3
1954.......................................................      91.2          50.9           5.7          3.3          9.3          2.6         19.5
 
1955.......................................................      91.0          45.0           5.8          4.3         10.0          4.3         21.6
1956.......................................................      95.0          44.9           6.2          5.4          9.8          5.4         23.2
1957.......................................................     103.2          48.6           6.7          6.5         10.5          5.6         25.3
1958.......................................................     111.9          50.2           7.1          8.0         12.9          5.7         28.0
1959.......................................................     124.0          52.2           7.4          9.5         13.2         11.4         30.3
 
1960.......................................................     126.8          51.1           8.9         11.4         12.8         10.0         32.6
1961.......................................................     135.4          52.8           8.8         12.2         15.3         10.7         35.6
1962.......................................................     147.4          58.0           9.3         14.0         14.9         13.0         38.2
1963.......................................................     154.4          58.7          10.2         15.5         15.5         13.9         40.5
1964.......................................................     164.9          59.7          11.1         16.2         16.0         18.4         43.5
 
1965.......................................................     168.9          55.9          11.6         17.1         16.0         20.6         47.6
1966.......................................................     189.2          63.7          12.7         20.3         16.8         24.4         51.4
1967.......................................................     217.5          77.0          13.7         24.5         18.7         27.0         56.7
1968.......................................................     246.6          87.2          15.2         28.4         21.4         30.0         64.4
1969.......................................................     261.8          87.1          16.9         33.0         24.2         26.6         73.9
 
1970.......................................................     283.6          86.0          19.2         36.4         28.4         30.4         83.2
1971.......................................................     310.0          83.0          20.8         42.6         38.0         31.7         93.8
1972.......................................................     339.2          84.0          22.5         47.7         45.3         38.2        101.5
1973.......................................................     361.6          80.8          25.3         57.2         47.5         42.8        108.0
1974.......................................................     402.0          85.1          30.4         65.7         54.7         42.4        123.7
 
1975.......................................................     485.4          93.6          33.6         77.7         76.2         61.6        142.8
1976.......................................................     541.1          96.1          38.5         89.6         91.0         68.4        157.5
TQ.........................................................     140.5          24.7          10.1         24.0         21.5         18.8         41.4
1977.......................................................     595.1         103.6          43.3        104.5         92.5         78.7        172.5
1978.......................................................     658.6         112.0          50.0        116.7         95.0         99.5        185.4
1979.......................................................     725.7         123.8          59.3        130.8        103.1        103.8        205.0
 
1980.......................................................     841.2         146.7          71.3        151.0        127.5        113.2        231.5
1981.......................................................     959.2         170.6          90.6        179.1        146.1        113.6        259.1
1982.......................................................   1,061.9         197.6         111.0        203.1        155.3        104.8        290.2
1983.......................................................   1,153.9         221.8         120.8        224.0        172.9         99.9        314.5
1984.......................................................   1,223.9         243.3         146.9        237.0        164.9         95.6        336.2
 
1985.......................................................   1,353.9         268.9         168.8        256.1        172.0        119.9        368.2
1986.......................................................   1,433.4         287.5         174.0        270.7        181.3        114.8        405.1
1987.......................................................   1,489.6         293.6         182.4        285.0        187.1         99.7        441.7
1988.......................................................   1,582.8         300.8         200.3        302.5        199.1        110.2        469.8
1989.......................................................   1,699.9         313.1         221.8        324.4        212.9        124.1        503.5
 
1990.......................................................   1,858.5         313.1         241.6        353.8        231.9        170.1        548.1
1991.......................................................   1,976.6         289.1         255.4        380.7        271.3        188.7        591.3
1992.......................................................   2,071.2         314.5         261.5        414.3        315.5        138.0        627.4
1993.......................................................   2,126.4         308.3         259.2        444.8        340.3        117.4        656.4
1994.......................................................   2,208.1         298.7         264.2        476.2        348.6        135.4        685.0
 
1995.......................................................   2,303.6         288.5         295.7        510.1        367.4        117.7        724.1
1996.......................................................   2,376.5         279.2         308.1        538.1        374.7        127.5        748.9
1997.......................................................   2,452.8         285.7         314.7        569.4        384.4        117.7        780.8
1998.......................................................   2,540.3         281.6         314.3        586.2        395.5        148.3        814.6
1999.......................................................   2,639.8         290.1         304.0        595.2        406.4        180.5        863.7
 
2000.......................................................   2,793.6         311.7         300.8        621.0        433.3        199.8        926.9
2001.......................................................   2,937.2         322.0         291.3        666.1        462.2        207.3        988.3
2002.......................................................   3,126.2         370.9         260.2        704.6        539.0        225.5      1,026.0
2003.......................................................   3,314.5         426.1         245.4        743.3        606.7        228.5      1,064.5
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