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



 
                             FEDERAL FINANCE

FEDERAL RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND DEBT

In the first 2 months of fiscal 2001, there was a deficit of $35.0 
billion, compared with a deficit of $53.4 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
 
2000r.................................   2,025.2   1,789.0       236.2   1,544.6   1,458.2       86.4     480.6     330.8     149.8    5,629.0   3,410.1
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
 
Cumulative total, first 2 months: \2\
Fiscal year 2000......................     242.4     295.8       -53.4     175.9     235.6      -59.6      66.5      60.2       6.3    5,644.8   3,645.2
Fiscal year 2001......................     260.8     295.8       -35.0     190.3     232.6      -42.2      70.4      63.2       7.2    5,663.3   3,421.8
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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.

    \2\ Data from current issue 
Monthly Treasury Statement.

    Note.--Data for fiscal 2000 are 
estimates from Office of Management 
and Budget. Estimates for fiscal 
2001 are from Mid-Session Review, 
Budget of the United States 
Government, Fiscal Year 2001, issued 
June 26, 2000. (Updated estimates 
for fiscal 2001 are not yet 
available.) Other 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.