Long-Term Fiscal Simulation Data

The annual spending and revenue data from GAO's simulations displayed in the charts on this web site can be downloaded using the links below. The first link opens a tab delimited text file that can be downloaded by using the "File Save as" command. This file can then be directly imported into a variety of applications, including spreadsheets and databases using the "File Open" or "Import" commands. The second link opens an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file.

Data from Baseline Extended simulation

  • Based on Trustees' Assumptions for Social Security and Medicare (txt) (pdf)
  • Based on CBO Assumptions for Social Security and Medicare (txt)( pdf)

Data from Alternative Simulation

  • Based on Trustees' Assumptions for Social Security and Medicare (txt) (pdf)
  • Based on CBO Assumptions for Social Security and Medicare (txt) (pdf)

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