Spending Analysis Briefs

usgovernmentspending.com has analysis pages covering the following topics about government spending in the United States.

Spotlight Spending Topics include:

Federal Budget Analysis

usgovernmentspending.com has an analysis that gives an overview of the Federal Budget, including overall spending, deficit, debt, and inflation.

Interest and Inflation Analysis Briefs

usgovernmentspending.com has analysis pages covering the following topics about government interest in the United States.

Other Topics include:

Debt and Deficit Analysis Briefs

usgovernmentspending.com has analysis pages covering the following topics about government debt and federal deficits in the United States.

Different ways to look at the federal deficit include:

Spending History Briefs

usgovernmentspending.com has history briefs about government spending in the United States.

Spotlight Spending History Topics include:

Modern Great Enrichment

usgovernmentspending.com has an analysis of the real per-capita increase in income in the United States over the last two centuries.

Suggested Video: Spending 101

Top Spending Requests:

Find DEFICIT stats and history.

Get WELFARE stats and history.

US BUDGET overview and pie chart.

Find NATIONAL DEBT today.

DOWNLOAD spending data or debt data.

See FEDERAL BUDGET breakdown and estimated vs. actual.

MILITARY SPENDING details, budget and history.

ENTITLEMENT SPENDING history.

See BAR CHARTS of spending, debt.

Check STATE spending: CA NY TX FL and compare.

See SPENDING ANALYSIS briefing.

See SPENDING HISTORY briefing.

Take a COURSE at Spending 101.

Make your own CUSTOM CHART.

Spending Data Sources

Spending data is from official government sources.

• Federal spending data since 1962 comes from the president’s budget.
  
• All other spending data comes from the US Census Bureau.

Gross Domestic Product data comes from US Bureau of Economic Analysis and measuringworth.com.

Detailed table of spending data sources here.
Medicare breakdown here; Medicaid breakdown here.

Federal spending data begins in 1792.

State and local spending data begins in 1820.

State and local spending data for individual states begins in 1957.