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Estimated vs. Actual Federal Spending
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	US Federal Government Outlays Budgeted vs. Actual
-5yr -1yr   Fiscal Year 2008 in $ billion   +1yr +5yr

				Estimates for FY 2008 Federal Outlays in US Budgets
Change View: people default radical census programs COFOG				FY 2004 Budget	FY 2005 Budget	FY 2006 Budget	FY 2007 Budget	FY 2008 Budget	FY 2009 Budget	Actual 2008
[+]	Pensions			634.0	617.1	639.9	657.0	657.0	659.9	659.8
[+]	Health Care			684.1	704.5	713.4	697.9	672.3	680.8	671.4
[+]	Education			99.1	96.8	93.8	97.1	92.8	104.3	100.9
[+]  Charts: Click on a to display a bar of data in a row or column of this table. Click on to display a time-series chart of data in a row. [+] Drill-down: Click on the [+] to drill down to more detailed numbers. For federal spending line items (but not revenue) you can drill down three levels to view about 4,000 items of spending at the “agency code” level.	Defense			562.1	571.1	575.2	606.9	726.1	728.7	729.6
[+]	Welfare			266.6	262.2	265.7	266.9	271.6	279.4	322.3
[+]	Protection			38.7	41.8	42.3	42.4	47.0	46.2	48.1
[+]	Transportation			68.9	71.0	72.5	76.8	79.3	80.3	77.6
[+]	General Government			22.7	20.2	19.5	24.4	22.1	21.2	20.8
[+]	Other Spending			80.3	64.9	63.1	71.9	72.6	86.6	99.3
[+]	Interest			254.1	274.6	272.4	272.4	261.3	243.9	252.8
[+]	Balance			0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0
[+]	Total Spending			2,710.5	2,724.3	2,757.8	2,813.6	2,901.9	2,931.2	2,982.5
[+]	Federal Deficit			189.6	239.0	250.8	223.3	239.4	410.0	458.6
[+]	Gross Public Debt			9,387.7	9,931.1	9,948.6	9,865.3	9,575.5	9,654.4	9,986.1
Spending: Pie Chart: Select a pie chart you wish to display. You can create a pie chart for federal, state and local, and overall spending/revenue. budgeted estimated actual Data Sources for 2008: GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2 and 7.1								Switch to revenue

Starting with the 1986 budget, the Office of Management and Budget provides six years of estimated spending for each function and subfunction extending from the fiscal year in which the federal budget is published to five years into the future. For instance, the 1986 budget historical tables included estimates for FY85, FY86, FY87, FY88, FY89, and FY90. Starting with FY90, OMB will have made six estimates of spending for each year before the actual spending for a fiscal year is reported.

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US Federal Government Outlays Budgeted vs. Actual Fiscal Year 2008 Amounts in $ billion Estimates for FY 2008 Federal Outlays in US Budgets FY 2004 Budget FY 2005 Budget FY 2006 Budget FY 2007 Budget FY 2008 Budget FY 2009 Budget Actual 2008 Pensions 634.0 b 617.1 b 639.9 b 657.0 b 657.0 b 659.9 b 659.8 a Health Care 684.1 b 704.5 b 713.4 b 697.9 b 672.3 b 680.8 b 671.4 a Education 99.1 b 96.8 b 93.8 b 97.1 b 92.8 b 104.3 b 100.9 a Defense 562.1 b 571.1 b 575.2 b 606.9 b 726.1 b 728.7 b 729.6 a Welfare 266.6 b 262.2 b 265.7 b 266.9 b 271.6 b 279.4 b 322.3 a Protection 38.7 b 41.8 b 42.3 b 42.4 b 47.0 b 46.2 b 48.1 a Transportation 68.9 b 71.0 b 72.5 b 76.8 b 79.3 b 80.3 b 77.6 a General Government 22.7 b 20.2 b 19.5 b 24.4 b 22.1 b 21.2 b 20.8 a Other Spending 80.3 b 64.9 b 63.1 b 71.9 b 72.6 b 86.6 b 99.3 a Interest 254.1 b 274.6 b 272.4 b 272.4 b 261.3 b 243.9 b 252.8 a Balance 0.0 b -0.0 b -0.0 b -0.0 b -0.0 b -0.0 b -0.0 a Total Spending 2,710.5 b 2,724.3 b 2,757.8 b 2,813.6 b 2,901.9 b 2,931.2 b 2,982.5 a Federal Deficit 189.6 b 239.0 b 250.8 b 223.3 b 239.4 b 410.0 b 458.6 a Gross Public Debt 9,387.7 e 9,931.1 e 9,948.6 e 9,865.3 e 9,575.5 e 9,654.4 e 9,986.1 a Legend: b - estimated by US budget e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com a - actual reported source: usgovernmentspending.com

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U.S. Federal Individual Income Tax Rates History, 1913-2011
US Federal Income tax rate Schedules

New FDSYS federal budget page
from US Government Printing Office

Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays, and Balances of the United States Government FY 2010
Annual US Treasury Report on Spending and Revenue

US Government - Historical Debt Outstanding
US Treasury's measure of US National Debt

Measuring Worth - GDP Series for US and UK
includes GDP and chained GDP for US; GDP and chained GDP for UK

Gross Domestic Product by State
from Bureau of Economic Analysis

US Population Estimates from 1900
Census Bureau's annual population estimate from 1900 to 1999

2005 Census of Governments - Finance Technical Documentation
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JpGraph Chart Library
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
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