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



 
                             FEDERAL FINANCE

FEDERAL RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND DEBT

In fiscal 2000, there was a surplus of $237.0 billion, compared with a 
surplus of $124.4 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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1984..................................     666.5     851.9      -185.4     500.4     686.1     -185.7     166.1     165.8       0.3    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..................................   2,025.0   1,788.0       237.0   1,544.5   1,457.3       87.2     480.6     330.8     149.8    5,629.0   3,410.2
2001 (estimates) \1\..................   2,096.0   1,848.0       228.0   1,590.2   1,501.8       68.4     505.7     346.2     159.5    5,711.2   3,224.0
 
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    \1\ Total and on-budget surplus 
estimates for fiscal 2001 reflect 
$20.0 billion (on-budget) designated 
as Reserve for America's Future.

    Note.--Data for fiscal 2000 are 
from September 2000 Monthly Treasury 
Statement. Estimates for fiscal 2001 
are from Mid-Session Review, Budget 
of the United States Government, 
Fiscal Year 2001, issued June 26, 
2000. Other data 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.