GDP: $14,769.9 bln
GO:
$27,024.9 bln

United States Federal
State and Local Government Spending
 US CA
Pop: 304.4 million 
Fiscal Year 2008 in $ billion  
Fed
Gov.
Xfer
State
Local
Total
Pensions 668.6 0.0 160.1 33.4 862.2 
Sickness and disability 116.1 0.0 12.0 0.0 128.1 
Old age 552.5 0.0 148.2 33.4 734.1 
Health Care 671.4 -255.7 391.2 121.2 928.1 
Medical service (Seniors) 390.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 390.8 
Medical service 0.0 -17.3 94.3 115.6 192.6 
Public health services 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 
R and D Health 29.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.9 
Health n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Vendor Payments (Medical) 247.7 -238.5 296.9 5.6 311.8 
Education 100.9 -54.4 232.5 605.0 884.1 
Pre primary thru secondary education 38.9 0.0 8.2 557.4 604.5 
Tertiary education 23.6 0.0 186.3 36.6 246.5 
Education not definable by level 38.4 -54.4 38.0 11.1 33.1 
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 729.6 0.0 1.1 0.0 730.7 
Military defense 616.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 616.1 
Civil defense 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Veterans 84.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 85.8 
Foreign military aid 9.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.5 
Foreign economic aid 19.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.4 
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 313.4 -73.1 113.4 85.0 438.7 
Family and children 227.5 -26.0 56.8 44.8 303.2 
Unemployment 45.3 -7.1 45.6 0.1 84.0 
Unemployment trust 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Housing 40.6 -40.1 11.0 40.1 51.5 
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 31.2 -6.0 68.6 147.9 241.7 
Police services 25.6 -4.2 12.1 77.4 110.8 
Fire protection services 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.3 39.3 
Prisons 5.7 0.0 47.2 25.5 78.4 
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 -1.8 9.3 5.7 13.2 
Transportation 77.6 -51.2 104.2 127.7 258.3 
Transport 77.6 -41.3 94.2 85.8 216.3 
Transit 0.0 -9.8 10.0 41.9 42.0 
General Government 37.7 -4.1 51.6 74.2 159.3 
Other Spending 99.3 -16.8 92.0 324.5 499.1 
Interest 252.8 0.0 44.8 56.2 353.8 
Balance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Total Spending 2,982.5 -461.3 1,259.7 1,575.1 5,356.0 
Federal Deficit 458.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 458.6 
Gross Public Debt 9,986.1 0.0 1,006.4 1,558.0 12,550.5 
Other Borrowing 576.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 576.8 
Agency GSE Debt 8,143.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,143.4 
Grants 461.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 461.3 
Gross Domestic Product 14,769.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 14,769.9 
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