GDP: $1,279.1 bln
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$0.0 bln
United States Federal
State and Local Government Spending		 US CA > 
Pop: 207.8 million 
Fiscal Year 1972 in $ billion  
Fed
Gov.
Xfer		State
Local
Total
Pensions 40.3 0.0 3.2 1.6 45.1 
Sickness and disability 6.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.1 
Old age 34.2 0.0 3.2 1.6 39.0 
Health Care 16.2 -4.6 14.6 6.6 32.7 
Medical service (Seniors) 7.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 
Medical service 0.0 0.0 6.3 6.6 12.9 
Public health services 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 
R and D Health 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 
Health n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Vendor Payments (Medical) 6.2 -4.6 8.3 0.0 9.9 
Education 13.5 -7.0 17.3 47.6 71.4 
Pre primary thru secondary education 3.7 0.0 0.5 45.2 49.3 
Tertiary education 1.4 0.0 13.6 2.4 17.4 
Education not definable by level 8.4 -7.0 3.3 0.0 4.6 
Subsidiary services to education 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D Education 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Education n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
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Defense 94.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 94.7 
Military defense 79.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 79.2 
Civil defense 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Veterans 10.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.7 
Foreign military aid 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 
Foreign economic aid 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 
R and D Defence 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Defence n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Welfare 18.2 -8.9 11.0 10.4 30.6 
Family and children 10.0 -7.8 5.1 7.7 15.0 
Unemployment 7.1 -1.2 4.7 0.0 10.7 
Unemployment trust 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Housing 1.1 0.0 0.1 2.7 3.9 
Social exclusion n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D Social protection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Social protection n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 
Protection 1.0 0.0 2.3 8.4 11.6 
Police services 0.8 0.0 0.9 5.1 6.8 
Fire protection services 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.6 
Prisons 0.1 0.0 1.4 0.7 2.2 
R and D Public order and safety 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Public order and safety n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Transportation 8.4 -4.9 12.8 10.1 26.4 
Transport 8.4 -4.9 12.7 8.0 24.2 
Transit 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.1 2.2 
General Government 3.9 0.0 2.2 3.8 9.9 
Other Spending 19.1 -5.8 6.9 24.1 44.4 
Interest 15.5 0.0 2.3 3.7 21.4 
Balance 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1 
Total Spending 230.7 -31.3 72.5 116.3 388.3 
Federal Deficit 23.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.4 
Gross Public Debt 435.9 0.0 54.0 120.0 609.9 
Other Borrowing 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 
Agency GSE Debt 57.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 57.9 
Grants 34.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.4 
Gross Domestic Product 1,279.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,279.1 
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