Table 3.17.—Selected Government Expenditures by Function

	Line	1995	1996	1997	1998
Current expenditures/1/
Consumption expenditures:
Government	1	1,133.9	1,171.8	1,222.9	1,261.0
General public service	2	108.3	107.3	116.2	120.1
National defense	3	297.5	302.4	304.5	299.9
Public order and safety	4	131.9	141.8	151.9	162.1
Economic affairs	5	133.4	137.5	144.9	147.5
Housing and community services	6	6.5	7.0	7.6	7.6
Health	7	60.7	61.8	62.3	63.6
Recreation and culture	8	14.2	14.6	15.7	16.4
Education	9	336.9	353.6	371.2	391.4
Income security	10	44.5	45.8	48.5	52.3
Federal	11	439.2	445.3	457.0	453.5
General public service	12	25.7	22.8	26.0	25.4
National defense	13	297.5	302.4	304.5	299.9
Public order and safety	14	13.1	14.6	15.8	16.5
Economic affairs	15	53.8	54.6	57.7	55.5
Housing and community services	16	1.3	1.5	1.7	1.2
Health	17	36.5	37.3	38.4	40.0
Recreation and culture	18	2.0	1.9	2.4	2.3
Education	19	3.9	4.6	4.5	5.1
Income security	20	5.5	5.6	6.1	7.5
State and local	21	694.7	726.5	765.9	807.5
General public service	22	82.6	84.5	90.2	94.7
Public order and safety	23	118.8	127.2	136.2	145.5
Economic affairs	24	79.6	82.9	87.3	92.0
Housing and community services	25	5.3	5.5	5.9	6.4
Health	26	24.3	24.4	23.9	23.6
Recreation and culture	27	12.2	12.7	13.3	14.2
Education	28	332.9	349.0	366.7	386.3
Income security	29	39.0	40.2	42.4	44.8
Transfer payments (net):
Government	30	869.9	916.0	944.5	965.2
General public service	31	9.0	13.0	9.3	9.6
Public order and safety	32	.1	.1	.1	.1
Economic affairs	33	1.8	1.6	1.6	2.0
Housing and community services	34	.5	.2	.2	.2
Health	35	341.1	365.1	383.6	388.5
Recreation and culture	36	.4	.4	.3	.4
Education	37	21.8	21.8	24.7	25.2
Income security	38	495.3	513.8	524.7	539.3
Federal	39	652.1	691.6	716.6	730.4
General public service	40	8.2	12.1	8.3	8.4
Public order and safety	41	0	0	0	0
Economic affairs	42	.7	.6	.6	.9
Housing and community services	43	.5	.2	.2	.2
Health	44	185.7	201.2	214.5	214.2
Recreation and culture	45	.4	.4	.3	.4
Education	46	13.0	12.8	15.5	15.3
Income security	47	443.5	464.4	477.1	491.0
State and local	48	217.8	224.3	227.9	234.8
General public service	49	.8	.9	1.0	1.1
Public order and safety	50	.1	.1	.1	.1
Economic affairs	51	1.1	.9	1.0	1.1
Health	52	155.3	164.0	169.1	174.3
Education	53	8.7	9.1	9.1	9.8
Income security	54	51.8	49.4	47.6	48.3
Grants-in-aid to State and local governments:
Federal/2/	55	184.5	190.4	195.7	209.3
General public service	56	.9	1.9	2.0	2.0
National defense	57	2.7	2.8	2.9	3.2
Public order and safety	58	1.2	1.2	2.1	2.7
Economic affairs	59	8.9	8.5	7.9	9.8
General economic and labor affairs	60	4.2	4.1	4.3	4.3
Agriculture	61	1.5	1.3	.9	.9
Energy	62	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0
Natural resources	63	1.6	1.7	1.1	2.7
Transportation	64	.1	0	0	0
Space	65	.5	.4	.6	.9
Housing and community services	66	5.7	6.1	7.2	10.4
Health	67	97.2	101.7	104.3	110.7
Recreation and culture	68	.1	.3	.2	.2
Education	69	15.3	16.7	16.2	17.0
Income security	70	52.4	51.3	52.7	53.4
Disability	71	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4
Retirement	72	0	0	0	0
Welfare and social services	73	45.7	44.3	45.8	46.4
Unemployment	74	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3
Other	75	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.3
Subsidies less current surplus of government enterprises:
Government	76	22.2	22.6	19.0	20.8
General public service	77	0	0	–.1	–.3
National defense	78	–.3	–.3	–.3	–.3
Economic affairs	79	2.1	3.4	–1.5	3.2
General economic and labor affairs	80	0	0	0	0
Agriculture	81	8.6	9.1	7.8	14.5
Energy	82	–8.9	–8.7	–10.8	–11.2
Natural resources	83	.8	.6	.2	.2
Transportation	84	11.6	11.2	11.6	11.5
Postal service	85	2.0	3.9	3.6	2.8
Other/3/	86	–11.8	–12.7	–13.9	–14.7
Housing and community services	87	20.4	19.5	20.9	18.3
Federal	88	32.4	35.1	30.4	32.1
General public service	89	0	0	–.1	–.3
National defense	90	–.3	–.3	–.3	–.3
Economic affairs	91	10.8	13.2	9.4	14.6
General economic and labor affairs	92	0	0	0	0
Agriculture	93	8.6	9.1	7.8	14.5
Energy	94	–2.3	–1.7	–3.4	–3.5
Natural resources	95	.8	.6	.2	.2
Transportation	96	1.8	1.3	1.2	.7
Postal service	97	2.0	3.9	3.6	2.8
Housing and community services	98	21.9	22.2	21.4	18.1
State and local	99	–10.2	–12.5	–11.4	–11.3
Economic affairs	100	–8.6	–9.8	–10.9	–11.5
Energy	101	–6.6	–7.1	–7.4	–7.7
Transportation	102	9.8	9.9	10.4	10.9
Other/3/	103	–11.8	–12.7	–13.9	–14.7
Housing and community services	104	–1.6	–2.7	–.5	.2
Gross investment
Government	105	238.2	250.1	258.1	268.7
General public service	106	18.0	19.2	21.1	23.0
National defense	107	53.1	54.6	48.0	48.7
Public order and safety	108	9.2	9.8	10.6	11.6
Economic affairs	109	79.7	83.2	89.6	91.9
Housing and community services	110	21.3	22.4	23.1	24.0
Health	111	11.9	13.1	14.1	15.0
Recreation and culture	112	4.3	4.8	5.6	5.9
Education	113	39.3	41.5	44.3	46.6
Income security	114	1.4	1.5	1.7	2.0
Federal	115	82.3	86.3	80.8	85.2
General public service	116	3.8	3.9	4.4	5.3
National defense	117	53.1	54.6	48.0	48.7
Public order and safety	118	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.3
Economic affairs	119	18.7	20.0	20.1	21.5
Housing and community services	120	.1	.1	0	.1
Health	121	4.4	5.1	5.6	6.4
Recreation and culture	122	.4	.5	.6	.5
Education	123	.3	.4	.4	.6
Income security	124	.4	.4	.5	.7
State and local	125	155.8	163.8	177.3	183.5
General public service	126	14.1	15.2	16.6	17.7
Public order and safety	127	8.1	8.5	9.4	10.3
Economic affairs	128	61.0	63.2	69.6	70.3
Housing and community services	129	21.2	22.4	23.1	23.9
Health	130	7.5	8.0	8.5	8.6
Recreation and culture	131	3.9	4.3	5.0	5.4
Education	132	38.9	41.1	43.9	46.0
Income security	133	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3
Capital transfers paid
Federal/4/	134	27.6	28.1	29.0	28.8
General public service/5/	135	.4	0	.2	0
Economic affairs	136	24.6	25.6	26.2	26.2
Transportation	137	24.6	25.6	26.2	26.2
Highways/6/	138	19.3	20.0	20.7	20.7
Air/6/	139	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.6
Water/7/	140	0	0	0	0
Transit and railroad/6/	141	3.6	3.9	4.0	3.9
Housing and community services/6/	142	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6
Health/6/	143	0	0	0	0

1. Equals consumption expenditures, transfer payments, net interest paid, less dividends received by government, subsidies less current surplus of government enterprises, less "wage accruals less disbursements"; for Federal Government, also includes grants-in-aid to State and local governments. Government, Federal Government, and State and local government current expenditures are shown separately in tables 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3.

2. Federal grants-in-aid to State and local governments are included in Federal current expenditures; because the grants are transactions between levels of government, they are eliminated in the consolidation of the government sector.

3. Consists of publicly owned liquor store systems, government-administered lotteries and parimutuels, and other commercial activities.

4. No State and local government capital transfers have been identified.

5. Consists of forgiveness of debts owed by foreign governments to the U.S. Government.

6. Consists of Federal Government investment grants to State and local governments.

7. Consists of maritime construction subsidies paid to business by the Federal Government.