[Historical Tables]
[Section 15 - Total (Federal and State and Local) Government Finances]
[Table 15.6 - Total Government Surpluses or Deficits (-) in Absolute Amounts and as Percentages of GDP: 1948-2003]
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                     Table 15.6--TOTAL GOVERNMENT SURPLUSES OR DEFICITS (-) IN ABSOLUTE AMOUNTS AND AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1947-2003
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                                                                        In Billions of Current Dollars                       As Percentages of GDP
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                                                                              Federal Government           State and
                       Fiscal Year                           Total   ------------------------------------    Local       Total       Total     State and
                                                          Government                                         (NIPA    Government    Federal      Local
                                                                         Total     On-Budget  Off-Budget    Basis)
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1947....................................................      5.5         4.0         2.9         1.2         1.5         2.3         1.7         0.6
1948....................................................     13.0        11.8        10.5         1.2         1.2         5.1         4.6         0.5
1949....................................................      2.0         0.6        -0.7         1.3         1.4         0.7         0.2         0.5
 
1950....................................................     -2.0        -3.1        -4.7         1.6         1.2        -0.7        -1.1         0.4
1951....................................................      8.3         6.1         4.3         1.8         2.2         2.6         1.9         0.7
1952....................................................      1.1        -1.5        -3.4         1.9         2.6         0.3        -0.4         0.7
1953....................................................     -3.1        -6.5        -8.3         1.8         3.4        -0.8        -1.7         0.9
1954....................................................      2.3        -1.2        -2.8         1.7         3.5         0.6        -0.3         0.9
 
1955....................................................      0.1        -3.0        -4.1         1.1         3.1           *        -0.8         0.8
1956....................................................      8.1         3.9         2.5         1.5         4.1         1.9         0.9         1.0
1957....................................................      7.9         3.4         2.6         0.8         4.5         1.8         0.8         1.0
1958....................................................      0.5        -2.8        -3.3         0.5         3.2         0.1        -0.6         0.7
1959....................................................     -9.6       -12.8       -12.1        -0.7         3.2        -2.0        -2.6         0.7
 
1960....................................................      4.6         0.3         0.5        -0.2         4.2         0.9         0.1         0.8
1961....................................................      0.9        -3.3        -3.8         0.4         4.2         0.2        -0.6         0.8
1962....................................................     -2.4        -7.1        -5.9        -1.3         4.7        -0.4        -1.3         0.8
1963....................................................      0.7        -4.8        -4.0        -0.8         5.5         0.1        -0.8         0.9
1964....................................................      0.2        -5.9        -6.5         0.6         6.2           *        -0.9         1.0
 
1965....................................................      5.0        -1.4        -1.6         0.2         6.4         0.7        -0.2         0.9
1966....................................................      3.6        -3.7        -3.1        -0.6         7.3         0.5        -0.5         1.0
1967....................................................     -1.2        -8.6       -12.6         4.0         7.4        -0.2        -1.1         0.9
1968....................................................    -17.9       -25.2       -27.7         2.6         7.2        -2.1        -2.9         0.8
1969....................................................     10.7         3.2        -0.5         3.7         7.5         1.1         0.3         0.8
 
1970....................................................      5.3        -2.8        -8.7         5.9         8.2         0.5        -0.3         0.8
1971....................................................    -17.2       -23.0       -26.1         3.0         5.9        -1.6        -2.1         0.5
1972....................................................    -12.7       -23.4       -26.4         3.1        10.7        -1.1        -2.0         0.9
1973....................................................      2.4       -14.9       -15.4         0.5        17.4         0.2        -1.1         1.3
1974....................................................      6.5        -6.1        -8.0         1.8        12.7         0.5        -0.4         0.9
 
1975....................................................    -48.7       -53.2       -55.3         2.0         4.5        -3.1        -3.4         0.3
1976....................................................    -69.0       -73.7       -70.5        -3.2         4.7        -4.0        -4.2         0.3
TQ......................................................    -13.2       -14.7       -13.3        -1.4         1.6        -2.9        -3.2         0.3
1977....................................................    -41.6       -53.7       -49.8        -3.9        12.0        -2.1        -2.7         0.6
1978....................................................    -41.3       -59.2       -54.9        -4.3        17.9        -1.9        -2.7         0.8
1979....................................................    -25.9       -40.7       -38.7        -2.0        14.8        -1.0        -1.6         0.6
 
1980....................................................    -65.0       -73.8       -72.7        -1.1         8.8        -2.4        -2.7         0.3
1981....................................................    -69.2       -79.0       -73.9        -5.0         9.7        -2.3        -2.6         0.3
1982....................................................   -128.5      -128.0      -120.0        -7.9        -0.5        -4.0        -4.0          -*
1983....................................................   -207.5      -207.8      -208.0         0.2         0.3        -6.0        -6.0           *
1984....................................................   -164.2      -185.4      -185.6         0.3        21.1        -4.3        -4.8         0.5
 
1985....................................................   -188.4      -212.3      -221.7         9.4        23.9        -4.5        -5.1         0.6
1986....................................................   -199.0      -221.2      -237.9        16.7        22.3        -4.5        -5.0         0.5
1987....................................................   -136.9      -149.7      -169.3        19.6        12.9        -2.9        -3.2         0.3
1988....................................................   -140.1      -155.2      -194.0        38.8        15.0        -2.8        -3.1         0.3
1989....................................................   -127.4      -152.5      -205.2        52.8        25.1        -2.4        -2.8         0.5
 
1990....................................................   -211.5      -221.2      -277.8        56.6         9.7        -3.7        -3.9         0.2
1991....................................................   -273.4      -269.3      -321.5        52.2        -4.1        -4.6        -4.5        -0.1
1992....................................................   -291.7      -290.4      -340.5        50.1        -1.3        -4.7        -4.7          -*
1993....................................................   -256.9      -255.1      -300.4        45.3        -1.8        -3.9        -3.9          -*
1994....................................................   -192.2      -203.2      -258.9        55.7        11.0        -2.8        -2.9         0.2
 
1995....................................................   -154.6      -164.0      -226.4        62.4         9.4        -2.1        -2.2         0.1
1996....................................................    -83.2      -107.5      -174.1        66.6        24.3        -1.1        -1.4         0.3
1997....................................................     13.3       -22.0      -103.3        81.4        35.2         0.2        -0.3         0.4
1998....................................................    117.0        69.2       -30.0        99.2        47.8         1.4         0.8         0.6
1999....................................................    177.9       125.6         1.9       123.7        52.3         1.9         1.4         0.6
 
2000....................................................    291.4       236.4        86.6       149.8        54.9         3.0         2.4         0.6
2001....................................................    154.4       127.4       -33.3       160.7        26.9         1.5         1.3         0.3
2002....................................................   -161.7      -157.8      -317.5       159.7        -3.9        -1.6        -1.5          -*
2003....................................................   -386.9      -375.3      -536.1       160.8       -11.6        -3.6        -3.5        -0.1
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* If dollars, $50 million or less. If percent, 0.05 percent or less.