SELECTED FEDERAL OUTLAYS (in billions of 2000 dollars)
FUNCTION 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004* 2005* 2006* 2007* 2008* 2009*
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National Defense.................. 294.50 298.51 334.89 381.14 419.30 409.29 386.11 388.02 397.03 405.14
Social Security................... 409.42 423.06 438.11 446.80 458.57 467.79 472.32 482.73 493.63 509.16
Medicare.......................... 197.11 212.41 221.81 234.78 249.95 267.28 301.90 326.82 338.29 351.10
Health............................ 154.53 168.33 188.84 206.68 225.05 229.45 237.00 247.61 260.61 272.94
Net Interest...................... 222.95 201.45 164.25 144.09 144.42 161.60 188.88 213.68 233.46 248.77
Income Security................... 253.58 263.45 300.28 314.79 313.77 316.24 312.66 310.20 310.82 309.18
Education, Training, Employment... 53.75 55.84 67.78 77.72 80.60 80.86 78.66 76.24 74.58 73.17
Transportation.................... 46.85 53.20 59.41 63.13 62.98 63.49 62.22 61.11 60.37 59.78
Veterans Benefits and Services.... 47.08 44.01 48.99 53.67 55.87 61.29 59.11 57.25 60.56 61.44
Administration of Justice......... 28.50 29.51 33.79 33.33 38.45 38.86 37.44 35.78 35.52 35.32
International Affairs............. 17.22 16.12 21.47 19.96 31.64 34.37 28.74 27.67 27.91 27.69
Other Outlays..................... 105.86 101.19 98.06 106.02 117.32 106.69 93.03 90.99 87.61 85.92
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts. -42.58 -45.94 -45.53 -51.19 -54.83 -57.32 -68.54 -68.44 -64.61 -66.66
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Total, Federal Outlays............ 1788.77 1821.15 1932.14 2030.91 2143.10 2179.89 2189.53 2249.67 2315.78 2372.95
GDP (billions of current dollars). 9708.4 10040.7 10373.4 10828.3 11466.0 12042.4 12641.1 13279.1 13972.6 14701.6
GDP (billions of 2000 dollars).... 9708.4 9811.1 9966.8 10192.3 10597.0 10938.7 11190.8 11525.0 11877.4 12225.9
Composite Outlay Deflator......... 1.0000 1.0234 1.0408 1.0624 1.0820 1.1009 1.1296 1.1522 1.1764 1.2025
* estimated
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION (in billions of 2000 dollars)
FUNCTION 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004* 2005* 2006* 2007* 2008* 2009*
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National Defense.................. 294.50 298.51 334.89 381.14 419.30 409.29 386.11 388.02 397.03 405.14
International Affairs............. 17.22 16.12 21.47 19.96 31.64 34.37 28.74 27.67 27.91 27.69
General Science, Space & Technology 18.63 19.33 19.95 19.65 20.60 22.12 21.84 22.27 22.12 21.67
Energy............................ -1.06 0.04 0.46 -0.73 0.88 1.61 1.66 1.48 1.41 1.39
Natural Resources and Environment. 25.03 25.04 28.30 27.96 29.27 28.07 26.91 26.71 26.18 25.46
Agriculture....................... 36.47 25.60 21.10 21.27 18.60 20.28 18.50 17.92 17.22 16.84
Commerce and Housing Credit....... 3.21 5.74 -0.38 -1.51 7.14 2.47 -1.10 -0.38 -1.15 0.13
Transportation.................... 46.85 53.20 59.41 63.13 62.98 63.49 62.22 61.11 60.37 59.78
Community and Regional Development 10.62 11.50 12.47 17.74 17.34 15.46 13.35 13.23 12.00 11.55
Education, Training, Employment,
and Social Services........... 53.75 55.84 67.78 77.72 80.60 80.86 78.66 76.24 74.58 73.17
Health............................ 154.53 168.33 188.84 206.68 225.05 229.45 237.00 247.61 260.61 272.94
Medicare.......................... 197.11 212.41 221.81 234.78 249.95 267.28 301.90 326.82 338.29 351.10
Income Security................... 253.58 263.45 300.28 314.79 313.77 316.24 312.66 310.20 310.82 309.18
Social Security................... 409.42 423.06 438.11 446.80 458.57 467.79 472.32 482.73 493.63 509.16
Veterans Benefits and Services.... 47.08 44.01 48.99 53.67 55.87 61.29 59.11 57.25 60.56 61.44
Administration of Justice......... 28.50 29.51 33.79 33.33 38.45 38.86 37.44 35.78 35.52 35.32
General Government................ 12.96 13.93 16.15 21.64 23.50 17.39 17.21 15.93 15.88 15.33
Net Interest...................... 222.95 201.45 164.25 144.09 144.42 161.60 188.88 213.68 233.46 248.77
Allowances........................ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.70 -5.35 -6.17 -6.04 -6.46
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts. -42.58 -45.94 -45.53 -51.19 -54.83 -57.32 -68.54 -68.44 -64.61 -66.66
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Total, Federal Outlays............ 1788.77 1821.15 1932.14 2030.91 2143.10 2179.89 2189.53 2249.67 2315.78 2372.95
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION AND SUBFUNCTION (in billions of 2000 dollars)
FUNCTION and Subfunction 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004* 2005* 2006* 2007* 2008* 2009*
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NATIONAL DEFENSE
Military Personnel............... 75.95 72.29 83.40 100.47 108.46 98.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operation and Maintenance........ 105.81 109.40 124.91 142.52 153.16 148.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Procurement...................... 51.70 53.73 60.06 63.94 71.80 71.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Research, Developmnt, Test & Eval 37.60 39.53 42.65 49.98 56.00 60.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Military Construction............ 5.11 4.86 4.85 5.51 5.70 5.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Family Housing................... 3.41 3.44 3.59 3.56 3.60 3.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other (Dept of Defense-Military). 1.58 1.06 -0.52 -1.40 3.11 2.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Atomic energy defense activities. 12.14 12.64 14.22 15.09 15.37 16.13 16.25 15.55 14.51 14.04
Defense-related activities....... 1.20 1.57 1.74 1.48 2.10 2.97 1.99 1.99 2.00 2.01
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Int'l development & human assist. 6.52 7.03 7.51 9.73 16.52 19.09 15.12 13.78 14.02 14.02
International security assistance 6.39 6.41 7.60 8.11 8.82 7.44 6.40 6.63 6.62 6.50
Conduct of foreign affairs....... 4.71 4.93 6.79 6.29 7.35 7.12 6.83 6.73 6.64 6.53
Foreign informatn & exchnge activ 0.82 0.79 0.87 0.90 0.93 0.98 0.91 0.88 0.87 0.85
International financial programs. -1.22 -3.04 -1.29 -5.07 -1.99 -0.26 -0.53 -0.35 -0.24 -0.20
GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
General science & basic research. 6.21 6.40 7.01 7.52 8.05 8.15 7.98 7.77 7.67 7.51
Space flight, research & support. 12.43 12.93 12.94 12.12 12.55 13.97 13.85 14.49 14.44 14.16
ENERGY
Energy supply.................... -2.12 -1.09 -0.76 -1.98 -0.34 0.34 0.42 0.28 0.22 0.23
Energy conservation.............. 0.67 0.74 0.84 0.84 0.82 0.80 0.77 0.74 0.73 0.71
Emergency energy preparedness.... 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.14
Energy info, policy & regulation. 0.23 0.23 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.31 0.32 0.31 0.31 0.30
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Water resources.................. 5.08 5.12 5.35 5.17 5.23 4.54 4.22 4.09 4.00 3.93
Conservation and land management. 6.76 6.95 9.41 9.17 9.57 9.07 8.80 8.92 8.89 8.71
Recreational resources........... 2.56 2.29 2.64 2.70 2.76 2.88 2.69 2.69 2.63 2.57
Pollution control and abatement.. 7.40 7.39 7.32 7.73 7.67 7.66 7.28 7.10 6.80 6.49
Other natural resources.......... 3.23 3.30 3.58 3.19 4.04 3.92 3.93 3.92 3.86 3.76
AGRICULTURE
Farm income stabilization........ 33.45 22.18 17.64 17.33 14.55 16.41 14.95 14.42 13.73 13.36
Agricultural research & services. 3.01 3.43 3.45 3.94 4.05 3.87 3.55 3.51 3.49 3.48
COMMERCE AND HOUSING CREDIT
Mortgage credit.................. -3.34 -1.14 -6.73 -4.32 2.05 -4.45 -4.07 -4.17 -3.96 -3.46
Postal Service................... 2.13 2.34 0.20 -4.87 -4.52 -0.19 -3.49 -3.37 -3.92 -3.51
Deposit insurance................ -3.05 -1.41 -0.98 -1.29 -1.34 -1.38 -0.92 -1.04 -1.60 -1.69
Other advancement of commerce.... 7.46 5.95 7.14 8.96 10.96 8.49 7.38 8.20 8.33 8.79
TRANSPORTATION
Ground transportation............ 31.70 34.99 38.58 35.29 39.55 39.80 39.59 38.65 37.93 37.47
Air transportation............... 10.57 13.66 15.89 21.97 17.19 16.83 16.03 15.86 15.80 15.65
Water transportation............. 4.39 4.30 4.84 5.56 5.94 6.40 6.22 6.33 6.36 6.40
Other transportation............. 0.19 0.26 0.09 0.31 0.31 0.46 0.38 0.28 0.27 0.26
COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Community development............ 5.48 5.19 5.76 5.97 6.39 6.01 5.27 5.24 4.57 4.45
Area and regional development.... 2.54 2.57 2.53 2.26 2.42 2.66 2.36 2.22 2.15 2.09
Disaster relief and insurance.... 2.61 3.74 4.18 9.51 8.53 6.78 5.71 5.77 5.29 5.01
EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT,
AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Elementary, secondary, vocational 20.58 22.34 24.86 29.62 34.71 34.36 34.17 33.45 32.74 32.12
Higher education................. 10.12 9.35 16.38 21.36 19.94 21.04 19.46 18.21 17.58 17.21
Research & general education aids 2.53 2.71 2.81 2.80 2.99 2.78 2.73 2.64 2.59 2.54
Training and employment.......... 6.77 7.02 8.02 7.88 6.79 6.25 6.25 6.16 6.13 6.02
Other labor services............. 1.20 1.24 1.38 1.39 1.49 1.47 1.40 1.35 1.34 1.31
Social services.................. 12.56 13.17 14.32 14.66 14.69 14.96 14.65 14.43 14.20 13.97
HEALTH
Health care services............. 136.23 148.44 165.83 181.30 197.37 200.40 208.35 219.67 233.31 246.09
Health research and training..... 15.98 17.52 20.52 22.63 24.99 26.33 26.01 25.34 24.73 24.32
Consumer & occup. health & safety 2.32 2.38 2.49 2.75 2.69 2.72 2.64 2.60 2.57 2.53
MEDICARE
Medicare......................... 197.11 212.41 221.81 234.78 249.95 267.28 301.90 326.82 338.29 351.10
INCOME SECURITY
General retirement & disability.. 5.19 5.63 5.52 6.63 6.38 6.28 6.42 6.19 6.58 6.88
Federal retirement & disability.. 77.15 79.12 80.09 80.15 82.53 84.32 85.29 86.18 87.97 89.50
Unemployment compensation........ 23.01 29.55 51.18 53.70 44.63 39.23 38.33 38.37 38.99 39.95
Housing assistance............... 28.80 29.40 31.76 33.25 34.50 34.09 33.48 34.27 30.59 26.57
Food and nutrition assistance.... 32.48 33.27 36.65 40.03 43.08 44.06 42.81 42.36 42.09 42.00
Other income security............ 86.94 86.47 95.07 101.02 102.65 108.24 106.33 102.82 104.60 104.29
SOCIAL SECURITY
Social security.................. 409.42 423.06 438.11 446.80 458.57 467.79 472.32 482.73 493.63 509.16
VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES
Income security for veterans..... 25.46 22.67 26.36 28.13 29.98 33.75 32.30 30.94 34.58 35.90
Vets education, training & rehab. 1.43 1.34 1.81 2.13 2.42 2.55 2.61 2.70 2.78 2.86
Hospital & medical care for vets. 19.48 20.43 21.35 22.61 24.58 24.34 23.55 22.93 22.50 21.98
Veterans housing................. 0.36 -0.88 -0.92 0.49 -1.78 -0.02 0.03 0.06 0.08 0.08
Other veteran benefits & services 0.35 0.45 0.39 0.31 0.66 0.67 0.63 0.63 0.62 0.62
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Fed law enforcement activities... 12.12 12.26 14.91 14.88 17.41 19.69 18.45 18.74 18.90 18.98
Fed litigative & judicial activty 7.76 8.11 8.78 8.55 8.66 9.39 9.05 8.87 8.74 8.60
Federal correctional activities.. 3.71 4.11 4.56 5.07 4.89 5.35 5.02 4.80 4.71 4.62
Criminal justice assistance...... 4.91 5.04 5.54 4.82 7.49 4.43 4.92 3.36 3.17 3.13
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Legislative functions............ 2.22 2.26 2.53 2.67 3.20 3.23 3.08 3.04 2.97 2.91
Executive direction & management. 0.46 0.45 0.61 0.66 0.53 0.55 0.52 0.51 0.51 0.50
Central fiscal operations........ 8.29 8.93 9.80 10.80 9.19 9.58 9.18 9.06 8.93 8.77
General property & records manage -0.03 -0.07 -0.40 0.19 1.00 0.79 0.44 0.41 0.36 0.34
Central personnel management..... 0.18 0.18 0.05 0.19 0.19 0.48 0.45 0.45 0.44 0.43
General purpose fiscal assistance 2.08 2.26 2.22 6.95 7.11 2.33 3.34 2.23 2.31 2.19
Other general government......... 2.24 1.77 2.20 1.96 3.68 1.80 1.55 1.55 1.65 1.45
Deductions for offsettng receipts -2.48 -1.84 -0.86 -1.78 -1.40 -1.38 -1.34 -1.32 -1.29 -1.26
NET INTEREST
Interest on the public debt...... 361.93 351.26 319.50 299.46 294.97 317.74 351.95 386.73 418.37 446.96
Interest to on-budget trust funds -69.29 -73.58 -73.50 -68.26 -62.28 -62.60 -63.29 -64.62 -66.30 -68.28
Interest to off-budget trust fund -59.80 -67.24 -73.81 -78.64 -79.75 -83.49 -88.64 -95.62 -104.06 -113.63
Other interest................... -9.89 -8.98 -7.95 -6.15 -6.79 -9.07 -10.12 -11.78 -13.53 -15.29
Other investment income.......... 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.31 -1.73 -0.97 -1.02 -1.03 -1.02 -1.00
ALLOWANCES
Spectrum relocation.............. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.93 -0.74 0.43 0.50
Debt collection initiatives...... 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.30 -0.29 -0.28 -0.28 -0.28
Adjustment to pass-through accnts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.32 -0.79 -0.78 -0.76 -0.74
Health care tax credit offset.... 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.07 -3.33 -4.38 -5.43 -5.93
UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS
Employee retirement (on-budget).. -30.21 -30.18 -32.18 -37.42 -40.74 -42.05 -42.73 -44.16 -45.57 -46.95
Employee retirement (off-budget). -7.64 -7.73 -8.53 -9.04 -9.85 -10.86 -10.42 -10.86 -11.45 -11.98
Rents on Outer Continental Shelf. -4.58 -7.03 -4.83 -4.73 -4.24 -4.32 -4.96 -4.87 -4.86 -4.73
Sale of major assets............. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.29 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other undistrib offsettng receipt -0.15 -1.00 -0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.09 -10.14 -8.55 -2.72 -2.99
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TOTAL, FEDERAL OUTLAYS............ 1788.77 1821.15 1932.14 2030.91 2143.10 2179.89 2189.53 2249.67 2315.78 2372.95
GROWTH IN OUTLAYS (in billions of 2000 dollars)
2001 to 2004 2004 to 2009
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Percent Amount % of % of Percent Amount
FUNCTION 2001 2004* 2009* Change Change Total Increase Change Change
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National Defense.................. 298.51 419.30 405.14 40.46 120.79 37.52 30.59 -3.38 -14.16
Health............................ 168.33 225.05 272.94 33.69 56.72 17.62 14.36 21.28 47.89
Medicare.......................... 212.41 249.95 351.10 17.67 37.54 11.66 9.51 40.47 101.15
Social Security................... 423.06 458.57 509.16 8.39 35.51 11.03 8.99 11.03 50.58
Education, Training, Employment,
and Social Services........... 55.84 80.60 73.17 44.35 24.77 7.69 6.27 -9.22 -7.43
Other Income Security............. 86.47 102.65 104.29 18.70 16.17 5.02 4.10 1.60 1.64
International Affairs............. 16.12 31.64 27.69 96.34 15.53 4.82 3.93 -12.48 -3.95
Unemployment compensation......... 29.55 44.63 39.95 51.02 15.08 4.68 3.82 -10.49 -4.68
Housing & Food Assistance......... 62.68 77.58 68.57 23.78 14.90 4.63 3.77 -11.62 -9.01
Veterans Benefits and Services.... 44.01 55.87 61.44 26.96 11.86 3.68 3.00 9.97 5.57
Transportation.................... 53.20 62.98 59.78 18.38 9.78 3.04 2.48 -5.08 -3.20
General Government................ 13.93 23.50 15.33 68.64 9.56 2.97 2.42 -34.75 -8.17
Administration of Justice......... 29.51 38.45 35.32 30.28 8.94 2.78 2.26 -8.14 -3.13
Community and Regional Development 11.50 17.34 11.55 50.69 5.83 1.81 1.48 -33.39 -5.79
Natural Resources and Environment. 25.04 29.27 25.46 16.89 4.23 1.31 1.07 -13.01 -3.81
Retirement & disability, gen & fed 84.75 88.91 96.38 4.91 4.16 1.29 1.05 8.40 7.47
Commerce and Housing Credit....... 5.74 7.14 0.13 24.27 1.39 0.43 0.35 -98.11 -7.00
General Science, Space & Technology 19.33 20.60 21.67 6.57 1.27 0.39 0.32 5.18 1.07
Energy............................ 0.04 0.88 1.39 2282.03 0.85 0.26 0.21 57.39 0.51
Allowances........................ 0.00 0.00 -6.46 N.A. 0.00 0.00 N.A. -6.46
Agriculture....................... 25.60 18.60 16.84 -27.37 -7.01 -2.18 -9.43 -1.75
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts. -45.94 -54.83 -66.66 19.35 -8.89 -2.76 21.58 -11.83
Net Interest...................... 201.45 144.42 248.77 -28.31 -57.03 -17.72 72.25 104.35
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Total, Federal Outlays............ 1821.15 2143.10 2372.95 17.68 321.94 100.00 100.00 10.73 229.85
GDP (billions of current dollars). 10040.7 11466.0 14701.6
GDP (billions of 2000 dollars).... 9811.1 10597.0 12225.9
Composite Outlay Deflator......... 1.0234 1.0820 1.2025
* estimated
^ Income Security is comprised of Retirement & disability (general & federal),
Unemployment compensation, Housing & Food Assistance, and Other Income Security.
Source: Budget of the United States Government, FY 2005, Historical Tables,
tables 3.2 and 10.1
Outlays as Percentage of GDP
Outlays in Billions of Current Dollars
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