GDP: $5,236.4 bln
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United States Federal
State and Local Government Spending
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Pop: 244.1 million 
Fiscal Year 1988 in $ billion  
Fed
Gov.
Xfer
State
Local
Total
Pensions 238.1 0.0 24.2 7.9 270.2 
Sickness and disability 27.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.7 
Old age 210.4 0.0 24.2 7.9 242.6 
Health Care 123.4 -30.5 84.5 32.6 209.9 
Medical service (Seniors) 78.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 78.9 
Medical service 0.0 0.0 29.4 32.6 61.9 
Public health services 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 
R and D Health 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 
Health n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Vendor Payments (Medical) 36.0 -30.5 55.1 0.0 60.6 
Education 33.3 -19.5 64.4 181.8 260.0 
Pre primary thru secondary education 8.4 0.0 1.4 168.3 178.1 
Tertiary education 8.3 0.0 52.4 10.3 70.9 
Education not definable by level 16.7 -19.5 10.6 3.2 11.0 
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 330.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 330.2 
Military defense 290.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 290.4 
Civil defense 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Veterans 29.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.4 
Foreign military aid 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 
Foreign economic aid 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 
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 78.2 -20.8 57.6 31.7 146.7 
Family and children 49.0 -17.9 36.4 19.9 87.4 
Unemployment 15.3 -2.9 13.0 0.1 25.5 
Unemployment trust 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Housing 13.9 0.0 1.5 11.7 27.2 
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 6.7 0.0 6.7 
Protection 6.2 0.0 16.2 40.8 63.2 
Police services 5.2 0.0 3.9 22.4 31.5 
Fire protection services 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.8 11.8 
Prisons 0.9 0.0 12.3 6.7 19.9 
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 27.3 -13.8 38.5 40.8 92.7 
Transport 27.3 -13.8 34.7 28.1 76.3 
Transit 0.0 0.0 3.8 12.6 16.5 
General Government 13.3 0.0 14.6 22.9 50.7 
Other Spending 62.6 -33.0 35.7 107.8 173.2 
Interest 151.8 0.0 19.4 25.0 196.1 
Balance 0.0 0.0 -22.1 0.0 -22.1 
Total Spending 1,064.4 -117.6 333.0 491.2 1,771.0 
Federal Deficit 155.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 155.2 
Gross Public Debt 2,601.1 0.0 277.0 478.0 3,356.1 
Other Borrowing 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 
Agency GSE Debt 1,093.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,093.4 
Grants 115.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 115.3 
Gross Domestic Product 5,236.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,236.4 
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