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                                        |              All governments\1\       |            Federal governme           |                             State and local governments\2\
Expenditure, by function                |_______________________________________|_______________________________________|______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                        |1970-71 |1980-81 |  1990-91 |  1994-95 |1970-71 |1980-81 |  1990-91 |  1994-95 |1970-71 |1980-81 |1990-91 |  1994-95 |  1996-97 |  1997-98 |  1998-99 |1999-2000 |   2000-01 |   2001-02
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     General expenditures ..............|$301,096|$827,877|$1,804,005|$2,059,334|$150,422|$422,301|$1,060,407|$1,146,827|$150,674|$407,449|$908,108|$1,146,188|$1,247,436|$1,314,496|$1,398,533|$1,502,768| $1,621,314| $1,730,389
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Selected federal programs               |  92,927| 200,553|   422,728|   390,029|  92,927| 200,553|   422,728|   390,029|      † |      † |      † |        † |        † |        † |        † |        † |         † |         †
  National defense and international    |        |        |          |          |        |        |          |          |        |        |        |          |          |          |          |          |           |
     relations .........................|  80,910| 174,564|   366,112|   327,231|  80,910| 174,564|   366,112|   327,231|      † |      † |      † |        † |        † |        † |        † |        † |         † |         †
  Postal service .......................|   8,683|  20,466|    43,102|    49,482|   8,683|  20,466|    43,102|    49,482|      † |      † |      † |        † |        † |        † |        † |        † |         † |         †
  Space research and technology ........|   3,334|   5,523|    13,514|    13,316|   3,334|   5,523|    13,514|    13,316|      † |      † |      † |        † |        † |        † |        † |        † |         † |         †
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Education and libraries ................|  64,042| 158,012|   334,333|   410,827|   4,629|  12,408|    46,025|    55,794|  60,174| 147,649| 313,744|   383,557|   425,346|   456,934|   490,100|   528,767|    571,374|    602,848
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Social services and income maintenance  |  37,312| 127,096|   297,854|   414,169|   6,936|  50,247|   171,291|   241,464|  30,376|  92,555| 214,919|   303,208|   314,558|   323,085|   338,964|   365,226|    396,086|    431,421
  Public welfare .......................|  20,446|  74,643|   167,681|   250,356|   2,220|  22,395|   119,135|   177,874|  18,226|  54,121| 130,402|   193,110|   199,973|   204,640|   215,190|   233,350|    257,380|    279,598
  Hospitals and health .................|  14,835|  47,378|   102,817|   132,463|   3,630|  11,277|    28,207|    36,392|  11,205|  36,101|  81,110|   105,946|   110,332|   114,024|   119,361|   127,342|    134,010|    146,380
  Social insurance administration ......|   2,031|   5,075|    27,356|    31,350|   1,086|  16,575|    23,949|    27,198|     945|   2,333|   3,407|     4,152|     4,252|     4,422|     4,414|     4,534|      4,695|      5,443
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Transportation .........................|  23,722|  46,578|    84,048|    99,064|   4,062|   7,724|    23,250|    29,871|  19,819|  39,231|  75,410|    88,938|    96,165|   101,826|   110,163|   118,974|    130,422|    136,996
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Public safety                           |   7,685|  24,657|    82,035|   104,549|     572|   2,317|     8,111|    10,628|   9,416|  28,676|  73,924|    93,921|   106,972|   113,223|   120,227|   128,705|    136,924|    145,157
  Police and fire protection ...........|   5,706|  16,851|    52,738|    65,627|     478|   1,904|     6,170|     7,563|   7,531|  21,283|  46,568|    58,064|    67,026|    70,744|    74,629|    79,900|     84,554|     90,470
  Correction ...........................|   1,979|   7,806|    29,297|    38,922|      94|     413|     1,941|     3,065|   1,885|   7,393|  27,356|    35,857|    39,946|    42,479|    45,598|    48,805|     52,370|     54,687
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Environment and housing                 |  22,294|  72,391|   139,027|   150,426|  12,571|  45,704|    78,614|    85,103|  11,832|  35,223|  76,167|    93,221|   102,112|   106,319|   109,930|   117,123|    124,203|    133,992
  Natural resources, parks, recreation .|  13,740|  43,599|    74,667|    75,133|  10,658|  38,896|    48,415|    44,752|   5,191|  13,239|  28,505|    33,140|    37,333|    39,857|    41,649|    45,272|     50,082|     52,096
  Housing and community development ....|   4,467|  13,894|    33,346|    36,721|   1,913|   6,808|    30,199|    40,351|   2,554|   7,086|  16,648|    21,509|    23,230|    24,697|    25,234|    26,590|     27,402|     31,610
  Sewerage and sanitation ..............|   4,087|  14,898|    31,014|    38,573|      † |      † |        † |        † |   4,087|  14,898|  31,014|    38,573|    41,549|    41,765|    43,047|    45,261|     46,718|     50,286
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Governmental administration             |   7,179|  22,458|    64,181|    79,434|   1,881|   5,687|    15,720|    19,416|   6,703|  20,001|  48,461|    60,018|    66,644|    70,727|    76,699|    81,659|     85,910|     92,789
  Financial administration .............|   3,612|  10,944|    27,204|    34,824|   1,341|   3,714|    10,209|    12,444|   2,271|   7,230|  16,995|    22,380|    24,400|    25,914|    27,593|    29,300|     30,007|     32,653
  General control\3\ ...................|   3,567|  11,514|    36,977|    44,610|     540|   1,973|     5,511|     6,972|   4,432|  12,771|  31,466|    37,638|    42,243|    44,813|    49,106|    52,360|     55,903|     60,136
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Interest on general debt ...............|  21,688|  97,641|   247,376|   290,195|  16,599|  80,510|   195,142|   233,225|   5,089|  17,131|  52,234|    56,970|    62,422|    64,554|    67,294|    69,814|     73,836|     75,303
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Other and unallocable ..................|  24,247|  78,491|   132,424|   120,641|  10,245|  17,151|    99,526|    81,297|   7,265|  26,983|  53,250|    66,355|    73,217|    77,829|    85,156|    92,499|    102,559|    111,883
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     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|     100.0|      100.0|      100.0
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Selected federal programs               |    30.9|    24.2|      23.4|      18.9|    61.8|    47.5|      39.9|      34.0|      † |      † |      † |        † |        † |        † |        † |        † |         † |         †
  National defense and international    |        |        |          |          |        |        |          |          |        |        |        |          |          |          |          |          |           |
     relations .........................|    26.9|    21.1|      20.3|      15.9|    53.8|    41.3|      34.5|      28.5|      † |      † |      † |        † |        † |        † |        † |        † |         † |         †
  Postal service .......................|     2.9|     2.5|       2.4|       2.4|     5.8|     4.8|       4.1|       4.3|      † |      † |      † |        † |        † |        † |        † |        † |         † |         †
  Space research and technology ........|     1.1|     0.7|       0.7|       0.6|     2.2|     1.3|       1.3|       1.2|      † |      † |      † |        † |        † |        † |        † |        † |         † |         †
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Education and libraries ................|    21.3|    19.1|      18.5|      19.9|     3.1|     2.9|       4.3|       4.9|    39.9|    36.2|    34.5|      33.5|      34.1|      34.8|      35.0|      35.2|       35.2|       34.8
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Social services and income maintenance  |    12.4|    15.4|      16.5|      20.1|     4.6|    11.9|      16.2|      21.1|    20.2|    22.7|    23.7|      26.5|      25.2|      24.6|      24.2|      24.3|       24.4|       24.9
  Public welfare .......................|     6.8|     9.0|       9.3|      12.2|     1.5|     5.3|      11.2|      15.5|    12.1|    13.3|    14.4|      16.8|      16.0|      15.6|      15.4|      15.5|       15.9|       16.2
  Hospitals and health .................|     4.9|     5.7|       5.7|       6.4|     2.4|     2.7|       2.7|       3.2|     7.4|     8.9|     8.9|       9.2|       8.8|       8.7|       8.5|       8.5|        8.3|        8.5
  Social insurance administration ......|     0.7|     0.6|       1.5|       1.5|     0.7|     3.9|       2.3|       2.4|     0.6|     0.6|     0.4|       0.4|       0.3|       0.3|       0.3|       0.3|        0.3|        0.3
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Transportation .........................|     7.9|     5.6|       4.7|       4.8|     2.7|     1.8|       2.2|       2.6|    13.2|     9.6|     8.3|       7.8|       7.7|       7.7|       7.9|       7.9|        8.0|        7.9
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Public safety                           |     2.6|     3.0|       4.5|       5.1|     0.4|     0.5|       0.8|       0.9|     6.2|     7.0|     8.1|       8.2|       8.6|       8.6|       8.6|       8.6|        8.4|        8.4
  Police and fire protection ...........|     1.9|     2.0|       2.9|       3.2|     0.3|     0.5|       0.6|       0.7|     5.0|     5.2|     5.1|       5.1|       5.4|       5.4|       5.3|       5.3|        5.2|        5.2
  Correction ...........................|     0.7|     0.9|       1.6|       1.9|     0.1|     0.1|       0.2|       0.3|     1.3|     1.8|     3.0|       3.1|       3.2|       3.2|       3.3|       3.2|        3.2|        3.2
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Environment and housing                 |     7.4|     8.7|       7.7|       7.3|     8.4|    10.8|       7.4|       7.4|     7.9|     8.6|     8.4|       8.1|       8.2|       8.1|       7.9|       7.8|        7.7|        7.7
  Natural resources, parks, recreation .|     4.6|     5.3|       4.1|       3.6|     7.1|     9.2|       4.6|       3.9|     3.4|     3.2|     3.1|       2.9|       3.0|       3.0|       3.0|       3.0|        3.1|        3.0
  Housing and community development ....|     1.5|     1.7|       1.8|       1.8|     1.3|     1.6|       2.8|       3.5|     1.7|     1.7|     1.8|       1.9|       1.9|       1.9|       1.8|       1.8|        1.7|        1.8
  Sewerage and sanitation ..............|     1.4|     1.8|       1.7|       1.9|     0.0|     0.0|       0.0|       0.0|     2.7|     3.7|     3.4|       3.4|       3.3|       3.2|       3.1|       3.0|        2.9|        2.9
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Governmental administration             |     2.4|     2.7|       3.6|       3.9|     1.3|     1.3|       1.5|       1.7|     4.4|     4.9|     5.3|       5.2|       5.3|       5.4|       5.5|       5.4|        5.3|        5.4
  Financial administration .............|     1.2|     1.3|       1.5|       1.7|     0.9|     0.9|       1.0|       1.1|     1.5|     1.8|     1.9|       2.0|       2.0|       2.0|       2.0|       1.9|        1.9|        1.9
  General control\3\ ...................|     1.2|     1.4|       2.0|       2.2|     0.4|     0.5|       0.5|       0.6|     2.9|     3.1|     3.5|       3.3|       3.4|       3.4|       3.5|       3.5|        3.4|        3.5
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Interest on general debt ...............|     7.2|    11.8|      13.7|      14.1|    11.0|    19.1|      18.4|      20.3|     3.4|     4.2|     5.8|       5.0|       5.0|       4.9|       4.8|       4.6|        4.6|        4.4
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Other and unallocable ..................|     8.1|     9.5|       7.3|       5.9|     6.8|     4.1|       9.4|       7.1|     4.8|     6.6|     5.9|       5.8|       5.9|       5.9|       6.1|       6.2|        6.3|        6.5
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