[Economic Indicators May, 1999]
[Page Number 32]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                             FEDERAL FINANCE

FEDERAL RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND DEBT

In the first 7 months of fiscal 1999, there was a surplus of $64.7 
billion, compared with a surplus of $54.7 billion a year earlier.
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                                                       Total                        On-budget                    Off-budget            Federal debt (end
                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     of period)
                                                                Surplus                        Surplus                       Surplus -------------------
          Fiscal year or period                                   or                             or                            or                Held by
                                          Receipts   Outlays  deficit  (- Receipts   Outlays   deficit  Receipts   Outlays   deficit    Gross      the
                                                                   )                             (-)                           (-)     Federal   public
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1982....................................     617.8     745.8      -128.0     474.3     594.4    -120.1     143.5     151.4      -7.9   1,137.3     919.8
1983....................................     600.6     808.4      -207.8     453.2     661.3    -208.0     147.3     147.1        .2   1,371.7   1,131.6
1984....................................     666.5     851.9      -185.4     500.4     686.1    -185.7     166.1     165.8        .3   1,564.7   1,300.5
1985....................................     734.1     946.4      -212.3     547.9     769.6    -221.7     186.2     176.8       9.4   1,817.5   1,499.9
1986....................................     769.2     990.5      -221.2     569.0     807.0    -238.0     200.2     183.5      16.7   2,120.6   1,736.7
1987....................................     854.4   1,004.1      -149.8     641.0     810.3    -169.3     213.4     193.8      19.6   2,346.1   1,888.7
1988....................................     909.3   1,064.5      -155.2     667.8     861.8    -194.0     241.5     202.7      38.8   2,601.3   2,050.8
1989....................................     991.2   1,143.7      -152.5     727.5     932.8    -205.2     263.7     210.9      52.8   2,868.0   2,189.9
 
1990....................................   1,032.0   1,253.2      -221.2     750.3   1,028.1    -277.8     281.7     225.1      56.6   3,206.6   2,410.7
1991....................................   1,055.0   1,324.4      -269.4     761.2   1,082.7    -321.6     293.9     241.7      52.2   3,598.5   2,688.1
1992....................................   1,091.3   1,381.7      -290.4     788.9   1,129.3    -340.5     302.4     252.3      50.1   4,002.1   2,998.8
1993....................................   1,154.4   1,409.4      -255.0     842.5   1,142.8    -300.4     311.9     266.6      45.3   4,351.4   3,247.5
1994....................................   1,258.6   1,461.7      -203.1     923.6   1,182.4    -258.8     335.0     279.4      55.7   4,643.7   3,432.1
1995....................................   1,351.8   1,515.7      -163.9   1,000.8   1,227.1    -226.3     351.1     288.7      62.4   4,921.0   3,603.4
1996....................................   1,453.1   1,560.5      -107.5   1,085.6   1,259.6    -174.0     367.5     300.9      66.6   5,181.9   3,733.0
1997....................................   1,579.3   1,601.2       -21.9   1,187.3   1,290.6    -103.3     392.0     310.6      81.4   5,369.7   3,771.1
1998....................................   1,721.8   1,652.6        69.2   1,306.0   1,335.9     -29.9     415.8     316.6      99.2   5,478.7   3,719.9
1999 (estimates)........................   1,806.3   1,727.1        79.3   1,362.3   1,404.0     -41.7     444.0     323.1     121.0   5,614.9   3,669.7
 
Cumulative total, first 7 months: \1\
    Fiscal year 1998....................   1,025.9     971.1        54.7     782.2     790.6      -8.4     243.7     180.5      63.2   5,452.5   3,770.1
    Fiscal year 1999....................   1,080.2   1,015.5        64.7     822.0     830.9      -8.8     258.1     184.6      73.5   5,537.5   3,674.4
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    \1\ Data from current issue 
Monthly Treasury Statement.

    Note.--Data (except as noted) 
are from Budget of the United States 
Government, Fiscal Year 2000, issued 
February 1, 1999.
    Sources: Department of the 
Treasury and Office of Management 
and Budget.