Skip to main content

Budget Trends: Obligations by Item of Expense, Fiscal Years 1971-1994

AIMD-95-227 Published: Sep 12, 1995. Publicly Released: Sep 12, 1995.
Jump To:
Skip to Highlights

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on federal spending patterns and trends by object classification, focusing on: (1) average annual growth rates; (2) historical trend data; and (3) fiscal year (FY) 1994 budget accounts by department and agency which obligated $100 million or more.

Full Report

Office of Public Affairs

Topics

Administrative costsBudget administrationBudget authorityBudget obligationsBudget outlaysCost analysisEconomic growthObject classificationsPresidential budgetsTransfer payments