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Table 3-25a: Federal, State, and Local Government Transportation-Related Revenues and Expenditures, Fiscal Year

(Current $ millions)

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  1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 (R) 1995 (R) 1996 (R) 1997 (R) 1998 (R) 1999 (R) 2000 (R) 2001 (R) 2002 2003
Total government revenues 32,977 52,140 69,753 77,392 80,326 85,197 87,632 97,573 100,677 101,649 113,203 130,573 128,597 126,117 134,973 134,335
Federal 10,312 18,404 21,384 25,976 25,867 27,373 27,206 30,478 31,186 31,958 39,441 52,566 47,146 43,140 45,684 46,203
State and local 22,665 33,735 48,369 51,417 54,458 57,823 60,427 67,095 69,491 69,691 73,762 78,007 81,451 82,977 89,290 88,133
Total government expenditures 56,217 77,213 100,685 108,338 114,640 116,517 125,946 148,325 153,471 160,953 167,082 186,081 195,398 220,421 233,969 246,594
State and local expenditures less federal grantsa 31,556 48,914 69,760 75,323 79,309 79,180 86,213 103,663 108,735 115,095 120,890 137,298 139,101 151,537 155,714 161,675
Federal grantsb 14,619 18,176 19,697 20,492 21,351 23,038 23,283 19,723 20,436 20,880 21,456 24,039 26,191 29,327 32,299 33,748
Federal expenditures, less grants 10,041 10,124 11,228 12,523 13,980 14,299 16,450 24,940 24,300 24,979 24,735 24,745 30,106 39,556 45,957 51,171

KEY: R = revised.

a Figures for state and local expenditures less federal grants were determined by subtracting federal grants from state and local expenditures including grants. State and local expenditures including grants were obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, which uses different definitions and accounting methods than those used by some modal administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation. For example, highway expenditures in this table do not include traffic control activities by police or public safety activities; while the highway expenditure statistics published by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration do include these items.

b Federal grants to state and local governments for research and special programs, and emergency preparedness are included starting from 1985.

NOTES

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

Beginning in 1995 a new methodology is used, numbers from years prior to 1995 are not comparable, see the Government Transportation Financial Statistics report for details.

SOURCES

1980: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, unpublished data.

1985–1994: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Government Transportation Financial Statistics: 2003 (Washington, DC: forthcoming), tables 3-A, 13-A, and 14-A.

1995-2003 U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Government Transportation Financial Statistics: 2007