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Budget Interest Cost Analysis for FY 12 in $ billion

		FY 2011 Spending	FY 2012 Spending	FY 2013 Spending	FY 2014 Spending	FY 2015 Spending	FY 2016 Spending
	OMB Budget Numbers¹
	Interest	206.7	241.6	321.0	417.5	494.3	562.2
	Interest Rate %	1.34	1.45	1.81	2.23	2.50	2.70
	Total Spending	3,818.8	3,728.7	3,770.9	3,977.1	4,189.8	4,467.8
	Federal Deficit	1,645.1	1,101.2	767.5	644.6	606.7	648.7
	Gross Public Debt	15,476.2	16,654.3	17,750.5	18,761.2	19,775.5	20,825.0
	Revised Budget Numbers
	Revised Interest	201.2	299.8	408.5	545.0	795.0	1,075.7
	Revised Interest Rate %							Go
	Revised Total Spending	3,813.3	3,786.8	3,858.4	4,104.7	4,490.5	4,981.3
	Revised Federal Deficit	1,639.6	1,159.4	855.1	772.1	907.4	1,162.2
	Revised Gross Public Debt	15,470.7	16,706.9	17,890.7	19,028.9	20,343.9	21,907.0
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The table shows overall budgeted federal expenditures for total spending and interest payments on federal debt for the next five fiscal years. In the first section, labeled “OMB Budget Numbers” you can see the budgeted expenditure as estimated in the historical tables in the current presidential budget. The row labeled “Interest Rate %” is the effective interest rate for the accumulated federal debt for each year and is computed by dividing the budgeted interest cost by the gross public debt.

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US Federal Government Spending Budget Interest Cost Analysis for FY 12 in $ billion FY 2011 Spending FY 2012 Spending FY 2013 Spending FY 2014 Spending FY 2015 Spending FY 2016 Spending OMB Budget Numbers(1) Interest 206.69 b 241.60 b 320.97 b 417.51 b 494.32 b 562.19 b Interest Rate % 1.34 1.45 1.80 2.21 2.47 2.63 Total Spending 3,818.82 b 3,728.69 b 3,770.88 b 3,977.14 b 4,189.77 b 4,467.81 b Federal Deficit 1,645.12 b 1,101.24 b 767.54 b 644.55 b 606.73 b 648.71 b Gross Public Debt 15,476.24 e 16,648.78 e 17,803.19 e 18,901.37 e 20,043.23 e 21,393.43 e Revised Budget Numbers Revised Interest 201.19 g 299.66 g 409.73 g 549.12 g 805.92 g 1,105.52 g Revised Interest Rate % 1.30 g 1.80 g 2.30 g 2.90 g 4.00 g 5.10 g Revised Total Spending 3,813.32 g 3,786.75 g 3,859.65 g 4,108.75 g 4,501.37 g 5,011.14 g Revised Federal Deficit 1,639.62 g 1,159.30 g 856.31 g 776.16 g 918.33 g 1,192.04 g Revised Gross Public Debt 15,470.74 g 16,701.35 g 17,944.52 g 19,174.31 g 20,627.77 g 22,521.29 g Spending: b - budgeted estimate in US fy12 budget e - out-year estimate in US fy12 budget Notes: 1. Budget of the US Government: Table 3.2

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