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Table 34 | Governmental expenditures, by level of government and function: 1970-71 to 1994-95 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | All governments\1\ | Federal government | State and local governments\2\ Expenditure, by function |_______________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________ | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1990-91 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1990-91 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1990-91 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 ______________________________________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 ______________________________________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________ | In millions |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ General expenditures .................|$301,096 |$827,877 |$1,804,005 |$1,963,558 |$2,059,627 |$150,422 |$422,301 |$1,060,407 |$1,107,501 |$1,146,827 |$150,674 |$407,449 | $908,108 |$1,077,665 |$1,149,863 |_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________ Selected federal programs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | National defense and international | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | relations ........................| 80,910 | 174,564 | 366,112 | 333,380 | 327,231 | 80,910 | 174,564 | 366,112 | 333,380 | 327,231 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Postal service .....................| 8,683 | 20,466 | 43,102 | 46,110 | 49,482 | 8,683 | 20,466 | 43,102 | 46,110 | 49,482 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Space research and technology ......| 3,334 | 5,523 | 13,514 | 13,553 | 13,316 | 3,334 | 5,523 | 13,514 | 13,553 | 13,316 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Education and libraries ..............| 64,042 | 158,012 | 334,333 | 381,991 | 410,827 | 4,629 | 12,408 | 46,025 | 50,502 | 55,794 | 60,174 | 147,649 | 313,744 | 358,241 | 383,557 Social services and income maintenance| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Public welfare .....................| 20,446 | 74,643 | 167,681 | 236,033 | 250,356 | 2,220 | 22,395 | 119,135 | 171,112 | 177,874 | 18,226 | 54,121 | 130,402 | 179,829 | 193,110 Hospitals and health ...............| 14,835 | 47,378 | 102,817 | 125,596 | 132,463 | 3,630 | 11,277 | 28,207 | 34,424 | 36,392 | 11,205 | 36,101 | 81,110 | 100,429 | 105,946 Social insurance administration ....| 2,031 | 5,075 | 8,193 | 6,506 | 9,591 | 1,086 | 2,799 | 4,943 | 5,790 | 5,645 | 945 | 2,276 | 3,250 | 4,071 | 3,946 Transportation .......................| 23,722 | 46,578 | 84,048 | 95,224 | 99,064 | 4,062 | 7,724 | 23,250 | 29,220 | 29,871 | 19,819 | 39,231 | 75,410 | 85,203 | 88,938 Public safety | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Police protection ..................| 5,706 | 16,851 | 38,942 | 45,231 | 48,618 | 478 | 1,904 | 6,170 | 7,328 | 7,563 | 5,228 | 14,947 | 32,772 | 38,645 | 41,055 Correction .........................| 1,979 | 7,806 | 29,297 | 34,603 | 38,922 | 94 | 413 | 1,941 | 2,587 | 3,065 | 1,885 | 7,393 | 27,356 | 32,270 | 35,857 Environment and housing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Natural resources ..................| 13,740 | 43,599 | 56,949 | 66,778 | 57,244 | 10,658 | 38,896 | 48,415 | 55,568 | 44,752 | 3,082 | 6,175 | 12,575 | 13,987 | 15,251 Housing and community development ..| 4,467 | 13,894 | 33,346 | 35,716 | 36,721 | 1,913 | 6,808 | 30,199 | 36,916 | 40,351 | 2,554 | 7,086 | 16,648 | 19,899 | 21,509 Governmental administration | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Financial administration ...........| 3,612 | 10,944 | 27,204 | 32,324 | 34,824 | 1,341 | 3,714 | 10,209 | 11,788 | 12,444 | 2,271 | 7,230 | 16,995 | 20,577 | 22,380 General control\3\ .................| 3,567 | 11,514 | 36,977 | 41,609 | 44,610 | 540 | 1,973 | 5,511 | 6,470 | 6,972 | 4,432 | 12,771 | 31,466 | 35,139 | 37,638 Interest on general debt .............| 21,688 | 97,641 | 247,376 | 257,623 | 290,195 | 16,599 | 80,510 | 195,142 | 202,663 | 233,225 | 5,089 | 17,131 | 52,234 | 54,960 | 56,970 Other and unallocable ................| 28,334 | 93,389 | 214,115 | 211,280 | 216,164 | 10,245 | 30,927 | 118,532 | 100,090 | 102,850 | 15,764 | 55,338 | 114,147 | 134,414 | 143,707 |========================================================================================================================= =====================|===========|=========== | Percentage distribut |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ General expenditures .................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________ Selected federal programs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | National defense and international | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | relations ........................| 26.9 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 53.8 | 41.3 | 34.5 | 30.1 | 28.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Postal service .....................| 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Space research and technology ......| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Education and libraries ..............| 21.3 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 39.9 | 36.2 | 34.5 | 33.2 | 33.4 Social services and income maintenance| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Public welfare .....................| 6.8 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 16.8 Hospitals and health ...............| 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.2 Social insurance administration ....| 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 Transportation .......................| 7.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 13.2 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 Public safety | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Police protection ..................| 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 Correction .........................| 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 Environment and housing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Natural resources ..................| 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 Housing and community development ..| 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 Governmental administration | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Financial administration ...........| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 General control\3\ .................| 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 Interest on general debt .............| 7.2 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 Other and unallocable ................| 9.4 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 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\1\Excludes duplicative intergovernmental transactions.
\2\General expenditures include monies paid by states to the federal government, which are excluded from direct general expenditures. \3\Includes judicial and legal expenditures and expenditures on general and public buildings and other governmental administration. ---Data not applicable. NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 1999.)
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