[Economic Indicators February, 2000]
[Page Number 32]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                             FEDERAL FINANCE

FEDERAL RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND DEBT

In the first 4 months of fiscal 2000, there was a surplus of $41.5 
billion, compared with a surplus of $16.0 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     924.6
1983..................................     600.6     808.4      -207.8     453.2     661.3     -208.0     147.3     147.1        .2    1,371.7   1,137.3
1984..................................     666.5     851.9      -185.4     500.4     686.1     -185.7     166.1     165.8        .3    1,564.7   1,307.0
1985..................................     734.1     946.4      -212.3     547.9     769.6     -221.7     186.2     176.8       9.4    1,817.5   1,507.4
1986..................................     769.2     990.5      -221.2     569.0     807.0     -238.0     200.2     183.5      16.7    2,120.6   1,740.8
1987..................................     854.4   1,004.1      -149.8     641.0     810.3     -169.3     213.4     193.8      19.6    2,346.1   1,889.9
1988..................................     909.3   1,064.5      -155.2     667.8     861.8     -194.0     241.5     202.7      38.8    2,601.3   2,051.8
1989..................................     991.2   1,143.7      -152.5     727.5     932.8     -205.2     263.7     210.9      52.8    2,868.0   2,191.0
 
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   2,411.8
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   2,689.3
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   3,000.1
1993..................................   1,154.4   1,409.5      -255.1     842.5   1,142.9     -300.5     311.9     266.6      45.3    4,351.4   3,248.8
1994..................................   1,258.6   1,461.9      -203.3     923.6   1,182.5     -258.9     335.0     279.4      55.7    4,643.7   3,433.4
1995..................................   1,351.8   1,515.8      -164.0   1,000.8   1,227.2     -226.4     351.1     288.7      62.4    4,921.0   3,604.8
1996..................................   1,453.1   1,560.6      -107.5   1,085.6   1,259.7     -174.1     367.5     300.9      66.6    5,181.9   3,734.5
1997..................................   1,579.3   1,601.3       -22.0   1,187.3   1,290.7     -103.4     392.0     310.6      81.4    5,369.7   3,772.8
1998..................................   1,721.8   1,652.6        69.2   1,306.0   1,336.0      -30.0     415.8     316.6      99.2    5,478.7   3,721.6
1999..................................   1,827.5   1,703.0       124.4   1,383.0   1,382.3         .7     444.5     320.8     123.7    5,606.1   3,632.9
2000 (estimates)......................   1,956.3   1,789.6       166.7   1,479.5   1,460.6       18.9     476.8     328.9     147.8    5,686.3   3,475.9
Cumulative total, first 4 months: \1\
  Fiscal year 1999....................     584.3     568.4        16.0     445.2     475.4      -30.2     139.2      93.0      46.2    5,564.9   3,720.9
  Fiscal year 2000....................     633.1     591.5        41.5     482.5     498.8      -16.3     150.6      92.7      57.9    5,660.8   3,597.0
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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 2001, issued 
February 7, 2000.

    Sources: Department of the 
Treasury and Office of Management 
and Budget.