| 1/27/24 |
Analyzing Employment Data from the Establishment and Household Surveys |
| 1/10/24 |
Analyzing Data on Southwest Land Border Encounters from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) |
| 1/05/24 |
Analyzing Data from the Monthly Treasury Statement and Related Sources |
| 4/23/23 |
Comparison of data from the U.S. Budget for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2023 |
| 2/14/18 |
Receipts by Source, Outlays, GDP, and Selected Tax Rates: 1940-2023 (2019 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/14/18 |
Outlays by Superfunction and Function: 1940-2023 (2019 Budget) |
| 2/14/18 |
Growth of Receipts by Source, Outlays, and GDP from 10 years earlier (2019 Budget) |
| 2/14/18 |
Growth of Receipts by Source, Outlays, and GDP from 8 years earlier (2019 Budget) |
| 2/13/18 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2023 (2019 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/13/18 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2023 (2019 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/13/18 |
Comparison of data from the U.S. Budget for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 |
| 2/13/18 |
Graphs based on data from the U.S. Budget, FY 2019: 1940-2023 |
| 5/28/17 |
Comparison of data from the U.S. Budget for Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018 |
| 5/28/17 |
Graphs based on data from the U.S. Budget, FY 2018: 1940-2022 |
| 5/28/17 |
Graphs based on data from the U.S. Budget, FY 2017: 1940-2021 |
| 4/25/17 |
Will the Fed selling Treasuries affect interest rates? (blog) |
| 4/24/17 |
Treasury Interest Rates: 1953-2017 |
| 4/24/17 |
Federal Reserve Assets: 2003-2017 |
| 4/24/17 |
Major Holders of Treasury Securities: 2000-2016 |
| 4/24/17 |
Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities: 2000-2016 |
| 4/21/17 |
Why does President Trump like a low-interest rate policy? (blog) |
| 4/30/16 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2021 (2017 U.S. Budget) |
| 4/30/16 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2021 (2017 U.S. Budget) |
| 3/12/14 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2019 (2015 U.S. Budget) |
| 3/12/14 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2019 (2015 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/16/14 |
Is Washington D.C. the Problem? (blog) |
| 2/16/14 |
Personal Income, Top Metropolitan Areas: 1969-2012 |
| 1/19/14 |
Federal Reserve Balance Sheet: 2003-2014 |
| 1/08/14 |
Do Publications Have Any Responsibility to Screen Their Editorials? (Part 2) |
| 1/03/14 |
Do Publications Have Any Responsibility to Screen Their Editorials? (blog) |
| 10/07/13 |
Is Obama Rewriting Debt-Limit History? (blog) |
| 5/04/13 |
Is There a Debt/GDP Threshold at 90 Percent? (Part 2) |
| 5/04/13 |
Is There a Debt/GDP Threshold at 90 Percent? (Part 1) |
| 3/25/13 |
Do Tax Cuts Increase Revenue? (Part 2) |
| 2/18/13 |
Do Tax Cuts Increase Economic Growth? (blog) |
| 2/09/13 |
Current Dollar and Real Gross Domestic Product: 1929-2012 |
| 1/15/13 |
Family Income by Source, 1989-2010 Surveys |
| 1/15/13 |
Wages, Productivity and Corporate Profits (blog) |
| 1/07/13 |
Wages, Corporate Profits, and Productivity: 1947-2012 |
| 12/22/12 |
Did the Assault Weapons Ban Work? (blog) |
| 12/02/12 |
Do Any Studies Show that Tax Cuts Pay For Themselves? (blog) |
| 11/21/12 |
Estimates of the Percent of Revenues Recouped after Tax Cut |
| 11/19/12 |
Articles on the Effect of Tax Cuts on Revenue |
| 10/19/12 |
Romney Tax Plan |
| 8/21/12 |
Family Net Worth, by Selected Characteristics of Families: 1989-2010 |
| 8/13/12 |
Laffer on the Ineffectiveness of Stimulus (blog) |
| 8/12/12 |
IMF Data For GDP Growth And Government Expenditures: 2006-2011 |
| 7/31/12 |
Laffer on Judgement versus Data (blog) |
| 6/10/12 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2017 (2013 U.S. Budget) |
| 6/10/12 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2017 (2013 U.S. Budget) |
| 3/21/12 |
How to Mislead with Statistics (blog) |
| 3/10/12 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2013 Budget): 1980-2085 |
| 2/22/12 |
Does the Payroll Tax Cut Affect the Social Security Trust Fund? (blog) |
| 2/13/12 |
Is the Capital Gains Tax Double Taxation? (blog) |
| 1/22/12 |
Does Buffett Pay a Lower Tax Rate than his Secretary? (blog) |
| 11/12/11 |
Average Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households: 1967-2010 |
| 6/27/11 |
Fact-checking the Romney campaign (blog) |
| 6/23/11 |
The Long-Run Budget Outlook (2012 Budget) (blog) |
| 6/19/11 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2012 Budget): 1980-2085 |
| 6/07/11 |
Long-term Unemployment of a Year or More (blog) |
| 2/27/11 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2016 (2012 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/27/11 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2016 (2012 U.S. Budget) |
| 1/16/11 |
Effect of the Bush Tax Cuts on Revenues and GDP (blog) |
| 12/31/10 |
Reagan, Kennedy, and Bush Tax Cuts - Effect on Revenues and GDP (2011 Budget) |
| 12/30/10 |
Receipts, Outlays, and Selected Tax Rates: 1940-2015 (2011 Budget) |
| 12/30/10 |
Growth of Receipts by Source, Outlays, and GDP from 10 years earlier: 1950-2015 |
| 12/30/10 |
Growth of Receipts by Source, Outlays, and GDP from 8 years earlier: 1948-2015 |
| 12/14/10 |
CBO Budget Projections under Baseline, Tax Deal (S.A. 4753) and Alternatives: 2009-2020 |
| 6/12/10 |
Unified and Primary Deficit and Average Outlays: 1940-2015 (2011 U.S. Budget) |
| 5/14/10 |
Federal Deficit, Primary and Unified: 1940-2015 (2011 U.S. Budget) |
| 5/12/10 |
Net Interest on Treasury Debt Securities: 1940-2015 |
| 4/27/10 |
The Long-Run Budget Outlook (2011 Budget) (blog) |
| 4/27/10 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2011 Budget): 1980-2085 |
| 2/12/10 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2015 (2011 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/12/10 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2015 (2011 U.S. Budget) |
| 1/17/10 |
Employment Data from the Federal Reserve Website: 1939-Present (updated) |
| 1/01/10 |
Interest on Treasury Debt Securities: 1940-2014 |
| 12/02/09 |
Outlays by Superfunction and Function: 1940-2014 |
| as Percentage of GDP (updated) |
| in Current Dollars (updated) |
| Analysis (new) |
| 10/12/09 |
Federal Debt Held by the Public during Major Wars: 1790-2008 |
| 10/10/09 |
Consumer Price Index and M2 Money Supply: 1800-2008 |
| 10/04/09 |
Do Balanced Budgets Cause Depressions? (blog) |
| 9/29/09 |
Do Balanced Budgets Cause Depressions? - A Response |
| 9/29/09 |
Outlays by Superfunction and Function: 1940-2014 |
| as Percentage of GDP |
| in Current Dollars |
| 8/18/09 |
The Long-Run Budget Outlook (blog) |
| 8/17/09 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2010 Budget): 1980-2080 |
| 5/28/09 |
California's Budget Crisis (blog) |
| 5/27/09 |
California Budget Revenues and Expenditures: 1976-2009 |
| 3/15/09 |
Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities: 2000-2008 (updated) |
| 2/28/09 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2019 (2010 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/28/09 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2019 (2010 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/17/09 |
Job Growth Under Bush and Prior Presidents (blog) |
| 2/16/09 |
Job Growth Under Bush and Prior Presidents: 1941 to Present (updated) |
| 2/16/09 |
Employment Data from the Payroll and Household Surveys: 1939-2009 (updated) |
| 2/02/09 |
Real GDP Growth (blog) |
| 2/02/09 |
Current Dollar and Real Gross Domestic Product: 1929-2008 |
| 1/25/09 |
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2009 to 2019 (blog) |
| 1/22/09 |
Budget and Economic Outlook (2009 CBO): 2009-2019 |
| 1/12/09 |
Worst Job Losses Since 1945? (blog) |
| 1/12/09 |
Change in Nonfarm Employment: 1939-2008 |
| 12/15/08 |
Federal Reserve Balance Sheet (blog) |
| 12/15/08 |
Federal Reserve Balance Sheet: 2003-2008 |
| 11/18/08 |
Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities (blog) |
| 11/17/08 |
Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities: 2000-2008 (updated) |
| 11/03/08 |
Distribution of Family Net Worth (Part 2) (blog) |
| 10/20/08 |
Family Net Worth, by Selected Characteristics of Families: 1989-2004 |
| 10/20/08 |
Distribution of Family Net Worth (blog) |
| 10/05/08 |
Balance Sheet of Households and Nonprofit Organizations: 1952-2008 |
| 10/05/08 |
Balance Sheet of Households and Nonprofit Organizations (blog) |
| 9/22/08 |
Employment Data from the Payroll and Household Surveys: 1939-2008 (through August) |
| 9/22/08 |
Job Growth Under Bush and Prior Presidents: 1941 to Present |
| 9/22/08 |
Job Growth Under Bush and Prior Presidents (continued) |
| 9/07/08 |
Job Growth Under Bush and Prior Presidents (through August 2008) |
| 8/20/08 |
The Decline in Spending Projected by the Bush Budgets |
| 8/20/08 |
Receipts, Outlays, and Projected Outlays from Bush Budgets: 1980-2013 |
| 8/05/08 |
Mid-Session Review for Fiscal Year 2009 |
| 8/05/08 |
Mid-Session Review of the U.S. Budget for FY 2009 |
| 7/22/08 |
What is the Real National Debt? |
| 7/22/08 |
U.S. Federal Debts and Liabilities: 2006-2007 |
| 7/14/08 |
Employment Data from the Payroll and Household Surveys: 1939-2008 |
| 6/23/08 |
The Financial Report of the United States Government (Part 2) |
| 6/23/08 |
Social Insurance Exposures - Present Value of Future Expenditures over Future Revenue: 2000-2007 |
| 6/15/08 |
The Financial Report of the United States Government (Part 1) |
| 6/15/08 |
Financial Report of the United States Government: 1997-2007 |
| 6/08/08 |
You Can't Soak the Rich - A Response (Part 3) |
| 6/08/08 |
Effective Tax Rates and Income by Quintile: 1979-2005 |
| 5/31/08 |
You Can't Soak the Rich - A Response (Part 2) |
| 5/24/08 |
You Can't Soak the Rich - A Response |
| 5/24/08 |
Effective Tax Rates and Tax Revenue: 1979-2005 |
| 5/11/08 |
Are the 52 Months of Job Growth Under Bush Significant? |
| 5/11/08 |
Growth in Total Nonfarm Employment, Seasonally Adjusted: 1950-2008 |
| 4/27/08 |
Capital Gains and Taxes Paid on Capital Gains: 1954-2005 |
| 3/23/08 |
Rush Limbaugh article: Only the Rich Pay Taxes - A Response (updated) |
| 3/23/08 |
IRS Statistics by Selected Percentiles of Returns Based on Adjusted Gross Income: 1986-2005 |
| 3/09/08 |
Employment Data from the Payroll and Household Surveys: 1939-2008 |
| 3/02/08 |
U.S. Budget and Economy Blog (updated) |
| 3/02/08 |
Reagan, Kennedy, and Bush Tax Cuts - Effect on Revenues and GDP (2009 Budget) |
| 3/02/08 |
Growth of Receipts by Source, Outlays, and GDP from 6 years earlier: 1946-2013 |
| 2/25/08 |
Receipts, Outlays, and Selected Tax Rates: 1940-2013 (2009 Budget) |
| 2/25/08 |
Growth of Receipts by Source, Outlays, and GDP from 10 years earlier: 1950-2013 |
| 2/23/08 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2009 Budget): 1980-2080 |
| 2/18/08 |
U.S. Budget and Economy Blog |
| 2/14/08 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2013 (2009 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/14/08 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2013 (2009 U.S. Budget) |
| 1/08/08 |
Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance for Selected Countries: 1978-2006 |
| 11/10/07 |
Current Dollar and Real Gross Domestic Product: 1929-2007 |
| 11/02/07 |
Individual Income Tax Revenue and Real GDP Growth: 1950-2004 |
| 10/24/07 |
Balance Sheet of Households and Nonprofit Organizations: 1952-2007 |
| 10/12/07 |
Foreign Trade in Goods, by Principal End-use Category: 1978-2006 |
| 10/01/07 |
M1, M2 and M3 Money Supply, M3 Components, and Consumer Price Index: 1959-2007 |
| 9/12/07 |
Employment Data from the Payroll and Household Surveys: 1939 to Present (fixed links) |
| 9/12/07 |
Exchange Rates: 1971 to Present (fixed links) |
| 9/12/07 |
Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance: 1992 to Present (fixed links) |
| 8/25/07 |
Budget and Economic Outlook (2007 CBO, August Update): 2006-2017 |
| 6/20/07 |
Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance: 1790-2006 (Annual Values) |
| 6/12/07 |
Outlays by Superfunction and Function: 1940-2012 |
| as Percentage of GDP |
| in Billions of 2000 Dollars |
| in Current Dollars |
| Analysis |
| 4/29/07 |
Receipts, Outlays, and Selected Tax Rates: 1940-2012 (2008 Budget) |
| 3/11/07 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2008 Budget): 1980-2080 |
| 2/25/07 |
OASDI Internal Real Rates of Return |
| 2/23/07 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2012 (2008 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/23/07 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2012 (2008 U.S. Budget) |
| 1/08/07 |
Annual Average CPI-U (1967=100) and Annual Percent Change: 1800-2006 |
| 11/14/06 |
Income Received by Each Fifth of Households: 1967-2005 (updated) |
| 11/05/06 |
Outlays by Superfunction and Function: 1940-2011 |
| 11/02/06 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2005 CBO): 1962-2050 |
| 10/07/06 |
Receipts, Outlays, and Surplus/Deficit (Monthly Treasury Report): 1981-2006 (updated) |
| 9/26/06 |
Income Received by Full-Time, Year-Round Workers: 1955-2004 |
| 9/12/06 |
Employment Data from the Payroll and Household Surveys: 1939 to Present (updated) |
| 9/12/06 |
Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance: 1992 to Present (Monthly Values) |
| 8/29/06 |
Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance: 1940-2005 (Annual Values) |
| 8/29/06 |
Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance for Selected Countries: 1978-2005 |
| 6/01/06 |
Receipts, Outlays, and Selected Tax Rates: 1940-2011 (2007 Budget) |
| 3/19/06 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2007 Budget): 2000-2080 |
| 3/12/06 |
Projected Medicare Outlays: 1995-2080 (through 2007 Budget) |
| 2/14/06 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2011 (2007 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/14/06 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2011 (2007 U.S. Budget) |
| 1/31/06 |
Balance Sheet of Households and Nonprofit Organizations: 1952-2005 |
| 1/09/06 |
Minimum Wage, Average Wage Index, and Unemployment Rate: 1940-2004 |
| 12/14/05 |
Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance: 2003-2005 (Monthly Values, updated) |
| 12/04/05 |
Receipts, Outlays, and Surplus/Deficit (Monthly Treasury Report): 1981-2005 |
| 9/19/05 |
International Investment Position of the U.S. at Yearend: 1976-2004 |
| 8/19/05 |
Budget and Economic Outlook (2005 CBO, August Update): 2004-2015 |
| 6/29/05 |
Receipts by Type, Outlays, and Surplus/Deficit (Monthly Treasury Report, updated): 1998-2005 |
| 6/12/05 |
Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities: 2000-2005 |
| 5/18/05 |
Receipts, Outlays, and Selected Tax Rates: 1940-2010 (2006 Budget) |
| 5/18/05 |
Reagan and Kennedy Tax Cuts - Effect on Revenues and GDP (updated) |
| 4/25/05 |
Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance for Selected Countries: 1978-2004 |
| 4/24/05 |
Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance: 2003-2005 (Monthly Values) |
| 4/24/05 |
Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance: 1940-2004 (Annual Values) |
| 3/12/05 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2006 Budget): 1995-2075 |
| 3/12/05 |
Federal Revenue, Debt, and Interest: 1962-2010 |
| 3/08/05 |
Projected Medicare Outlays: 1995-2080 |
| 2/28/05 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2010 (2006 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/23/05 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2010 (2006 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/01/05 |
Budget and Economic Outlook (2005 CBO): 2004-2015 |
| 1/19/05 |
Receipts by Type, Outlays, and Surplus/Deficit (Monthly Treasury Report): 1998-2004 |
| 1/19/05 |
Social Security & Medicare - Income, Outgo, and Fund Balance: 2004-2080 |
| 1/04/05 |
Social Security Trust Fund - Income, Outgo, and Balance (2005 Budget): 1940-2009 |
| 12/23/04 |
Exchange Rates: 1971 to Present |
| 10/21/04 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Data from the Payroll and Household Surveys |
| graphs and data |
| graphs only |
| 9/15/04 |
Employed - Actual and Forecast: 1998-2004 |
| 9/15/04 |
Budget and Economic Outlook (2004 CBO): 2004-2014 |
| 8/08/04 |
Economic Indicators: 1960-2002 |
| 8/08/04 |
Rush Limbaugh article: Only the Rich Pay Taxes - A Response |
| 7/27/04 |
Medicare Trust Fund - Income, Outgo, and Balance: 1966-2009 |
| 7/22/04 |
Income Received by Each Fifth of Households: 1967-2002 |
| 7/10/04 |
Nonfarm Employment by Industry: 1939-2004 |
| 6/24/04 |
Foreign Trade Imports, Exports, Deficits, and Investment: 1940-2003 |
| 6/24/04 |
Foreign Trade Imports, Exports, and Deficits for Selected Countries: 1990-2003 |
| 6/15/04 |
Petroleum Production and Consumption: 1949-2002 |
| 6/15/04 |
Interest on Treasury Debt Securities: 1962-2009 |
| 5/31/04 |
Percent Change in Real GDP: 1947-2004 |
| 5/30/04 |
Consumer Credit and Personal Saving: 1959-2003 |
| 5/30/04 |
Mortgage Debt Outstanding: 1959-2003 |
| 5/16/04 |
Consumer Price Index and M2 Money Supply: 1800-2003 |
| 3/28/04 |
Outlays by Function and Subfunction: 2000-2009 |
| as Percentage of GDP |
| in Billions of 1996 Dollars |
| in Current Dollars |
| Analysis |
| 3/10/04 |
Receipts, Outlays, and Selected Tax Rates: 1940-2009 (2005 Budget) |
| 2/10/04 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2005 Budget): 2000-2080 |
| 2/05/04 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2009 (2005 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/05/04 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2009 (2005 U.S. Budget) |
| 11/02/03 |
GDP vs. Selected Debts: 1952-2002 |
| 9/01/03 |
Civilian Employment: 1948-2002 |
| 7/27/03 |
Federal Outlays since 1962 and Their Role in Deficits |
| 7/09/03 |
Outlays by Function and Subfunction: 1962-2008 |
| as Percentage of GDP |
| per Capita, in 1996 Dollars |
| in Billions of 1996 Dollars |
| in Current Dollars |
| 6/18/03 |
2003 Tax Cut - Examples and Distribution |
| 6/14/03 |
2003 Tax Cut - Effect on Marginal Rates and Taxes Paid |
| 6/14/03 |
Reagan and Kennedy Tax Cuts - Effect on Revenues and GDP |
| 4/25/03 |
Bush Tax Plan - Cost of 2004 Budget Proposals: 2003-2013 |
| 3/16/03 |
Long-run Budget Projections (2004 Budget): 2000-2080 |
| 2/10/03 |
Federal Debt: 1940-2008 (2004 U.S. Budget) |
| 2/10/03 |
Federal Deficits: 1940-2008 (2004 U.S. Budget) |