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Status of the Highway Trust Fund

The actual receipts, outlays and balances will be posted each month shortly after month-end as the information becomes available.

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Line chart showing a comparison of the Highway Account Balances for  Fiscal Years 2006 through 2009.

PDF: Highway Account Balance Chart

Status of the Highway Trust Fund - Fiscal Year 2009

HPLS-10 Table FE-1
October
2008
November
2008
December
2008
January
2009
February
2009
March
2009
April
2009
Fiscal Year
to Date
Percent Change
from Prior Year
Highway Account                  
Opening Balance $ 10,032,229,988.70 $ 6,525,365,472.83 $ 6,022,563,742.77 $ 5,341,377,934.92 $ 5,733,204,923.40 $ 5,532,621,201.19 $ 5,493,751,670.36 $ 10,032,229,988.70 23.7%
Receipts:                  
Net Tax Receipts 796,926,000.00 2,741,058,000.00 2,610,878,000.00 2,546,257,000.00 2,088,145,000.00 2,364,488,000.00 2,640,100,000.00 15,787,852,000.00 -9.7%
Other Receipts 1,715,173.31 1,226,274.03 1,678,619.19 1,338,571.92 6,363,721.41 1,555,509.84 1,397,590.13 15,275,459.83 50.3%
Total Receipts 798,641,173.31 2,742,284,274.03 2,612,556,619.19 2,547,595,571.92 2,094,508,721.41 2,366,043,509.84 2,641,497,590.13 15,803,127,459.83 -9.6%
Transfers:                  
To Mass Transit Account 112,400,000.00 613,670.00 58,300,000.00 3,436,452.00 121,399,237.00 49,820,857.00 61,050,000.00 407,020,216.00 97.8%
From Mass Transit Account - - - 1,205,408.00 340,898.00 644,679.00 76,400,000.00 78,590,985.00 528.6%
Outlays 4,193,105,689.18 3,244,472,334.09 3,235,442,427.04 2,153,537,539.44 2,174,034,104.62 2,355,736,862.67 2,306,538,875.78 19,662,867,832.82 4.9%
Closing Balance $ 6,525,365,472.83 $ 6,022,563,742.77 $ 5,341,377,934.92 $ 5,733,204,923.40 $ 5,532,621,201.19 $ 5,493,751,670.36 $ 5,844,060,384.71 $ 5,844,060,384.71 -12.4%
Mass Transit Account                  
Opening Balance $ 6,786,622,061.61 $ 6,396,260,506.43 $ 6,361,375,692.48 $ 6,228,584,986.47 $ 6,186,822,006.81 $ 6,226,353,431.65 $ 6,004,710,703.35 $ 6,786,622,061.61 -7.1%
Receipts                  
Net Tax Receipts 113,663,000.00 428,990,000.00 408,652,000.00 398,508,000.00 380,638,000.00 370,438,000.00 413,504,000.00 2,514,393,000.00 -8.7%
Other Receipts - - - - - - - - 0.0%
Total Receipts 113,663,000.00 428,990,000.00 408,652,000.00 398,508,000.00 380,638,000.00 370,438,000.00 413,504,000.00 2,514,393,000.00 -8.7%
Transfers                  
To Highway Account - - - 1,205,408.00 340,898.00 644,679.00 76,400,000.00 78,590,985.00 528.6%
From Highway Account 112,400,000.00 613,670.00 58,300,000.00 3,436,452.00 121,399,237.00 49,820,857.00 61,050,000.00 407,020,216.00 97.8%
Outlays 616,424,555.18 464,488,483.95 599,742,706.01 442,502,023.66 462,164,914.16 641,256,906.30 524,677,507.34 3,751,257,096.60 35.2%
Closing Balance $ 6,396,260,506.43 $ 6,361,375,692.48 $ 6,228,584,986.47 $ 6,186,822,006.81 $ 6,226,353,431.65 $ 6,004,710,703.35 $ 5,878,187,196.01 $ 5,878,187,196.01 -21.4%

PDF: Table FE-1

 


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