GDP: $9,062.8 bln
GO:
$16,217.0 bln

United States Federal
State and Local Government Spending
 US CA
Pop: 274.6 million 
Fiscal Year 1998 in $ billion  
Fed
Gov.
Xfer
State
Local
Total
Pensions 422.4 0.0 71.1 17.2 510.8 
Sickness and disability 54.1 0.0 8.1 0.0 62.2 
Old age 368.3 0.0 63.0 17.2 448.5 
Health Care 324.2 -130.6 182.8 64.2 440.6 
Medical service (Seniors) 192.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 192.8 
Medical service 0.0 -4.9 51.6 62.4 109.1 
Public health services 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 
R and D Health 13.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.1 
Health n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Vendor Payments (Medical) 116.3 -125.7 131.2 1.8 123.6 
Education 55.8 -27.2 118.9 338.1 485.6 
Pre primary thru secondary education 16.6 0.0 2.9 315.2 334.7 
Tertiary education 12.1 0.0 96.3 16.6 125.0 
Education not definable by level 27.1 -27.2 19.7 6.3 25.9 
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 323.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 323.3 
Military defense 268.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 268.2 
Civil defense 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Veterans 41.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 42.1 
Foreign military aid 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 
Foreign economic aid 7.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.9 
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 159.6 -48.6 71.2 53.1 235.3 
Family and children 108.7 -16.9 44.4 30.7 167.0 
Unemployment 22.1 -7.1 24.3 0.1 39.3 
Unemployment trust 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Housing 28.8 -24.6 2.4 22.3 28.9 
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Protection 13.1 -4.1 40.9 80.2 130.2 
Police services 10.4 -3.7 7.2 43.3 57.2 
Fire protection services 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.3 20.3 
Prisons 2.7 0.0 28.7 13.8 45.2 
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 -0.4 5.1 2.9 7.5 
Transportation 40.3 -26.1 59.4 69.1 142.7 
Transport 40.3 -21.8 53.6 46.8 119.0 
Transit 0.0 -4.3 5.8 22.2 23.7 
General Government 26.7 -2.3 29.7 41.0 95.1 
Other Spending 46.1 -7.2 53.8 174.0 266.6 
Interest 241.1 0.0 26.8 37.8 305.7 
Balance 0.0 0.0 -3.7 0.0 -3.8 
Total Spending 1,652.5 -246.1 651.1 874.7 2,932.1 
Federal Deficit -69.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 -69.3 
Gross Public Debt 5,478.2 0.0 483.1 800.4 6,761.8 
Other Borrowing 178.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 178.3 
Agency GSE Debt 3,294.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,294.4 
Grants 246.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 246.1 
Gross Domestic Product 9,062.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 9,062.8 
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