[Economic Indicators December, 2001]
[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 2002, there was a deficit of $63.7 
billion, compared with a deficit of $35.0 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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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   1,702.9     124.6   1,383.0    1,382.1        .9     444.5     320.8     123.7    5,606.1   3,632.9
 
2000....................................   2,025.2   1,788.8     236.4   1,544.6    1,458.1      86.6     480.6     330.8     149.8    5,629.0   3,410.1
20011...................................   1,990.2   1,863.0     127.2   1,482.7    1,516.2     -33.5     507.5     346.8     160.7    5,770.2   3,320.0
2002 (estimates)........................   2,134.7   1,962.1     172.6   1,607.9    1,603.9       3.9     526.8     358.2     168.7    5,855.3   3,144.5
Cumulative total, first 2 months: 2
  Fiscal year 2001......................     261.5     296.5     -35.0     191.1      233.3     -42.2      70.4      63.2       7.2    5,663.3   3,421.8
  Fiscal year 2002......................     278.4     342.0     -63.7     205.4      274.4     -69.0      73.0      67.6       5.4    5,854.6   3,388.3
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    \1\ Data from Monthly Treasury 
Statement issued October 29, 2001.
    \2\ Data from current issue 
Monthly Treasury Statement.

    Note.--Data for fiscal 2002 are 
from Mid-Session Review, Budget of 
the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 
2002, issued August 22, 2001. Other 
data (except as noted) are from 
Budget of the United States 
Government, Fiscal Year 2002, issued 
April 9, 2001.

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