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Federal government expenses by main category

billions of dollars -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 I 1990 I 1992 I 1994 I 1996 I 1998 I 2000 I 2002 I 2004 I 2006 I 2008 I 2010 I 2012 I 2014 I 2016 I 2018 I 2020 Social benefitsSocial benefits SubsidiesSubsidies GrantsGrants Compensation of employeesCompensation of employees InterestInterest Other expenses¹Other expenses¹
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The category "Other expenses" includes depreciation (consumption of fixed capital), use of goods and services and other expenses not elsewhere classified.
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Federal government expenses by main category, billions of dollars
  Social benefits Subsidies Grants Compensation of employees Interest Other expenses¹
First quarter 1990 9.2 1.1 9.1 4.1 10.1 7.5
Second quarter 1990 8.4 1.2 7.9 4.6 10.5 3.3
Third quarter 1990 8.2 0.9 8.3 4.6 10.7 4.7
Fourth quarter 1990 9.9 1.0 8.6 4.4 10.8 4.8
First quarter 1991 10.5 1.2 8.8 4.6 10.8 7.3
Second quarter 1991 10.6 1.5 8.6 4.7 10.5 3.4
Third quarter 1991 10.1 1.8 8.7 4.6 10.3 4.7
Fourth quarter 1991 10.8 1.4 9.1 4.7 9.8 4.7
First quarter 1992 12.1 1.1 9.9 4.6 10.9 6.8
Second quarter 1992 11.1 1.6 8.7 4.7 9.8 3.8
Third quarter 1992 10.8 1.0 9.2 4.9 9.7 4.5
Fourth quarter 1992 11.5 0.9 9.7 4.7 9.4 4.8
First quarter 1993 12.9 1.2 10.6 4.6 10.1 8.5
Second quarter 1993 11.9 1.0 9.4 4.7 9.2 3.8
Third quarter 1993 11.2 0.8 8.8 4.7 10.4 4.0
Fourth quarter 1993 11.2 0.9 9.6 4.6 9.8 5.3
First quarter 1994 12.6 1.1 9.1 4.6 9.3 8.7
Second quarter 1994 11.4 1.0 9.8 4.7 9.9 3.4
Third quarter 1994 10.8 0.8 9.1 4.7 10.5 4.5
Fourth quarter 1994 10.8 0.9 9.9 4.6 10.7 5.3
First quarter 1995 12.1 1.2 11.1 4.7 11.1 8.6
Second quarter 1995 10.8 0.8 9.7 4.7 11.8 3.3
Third quarter 1995 10.4 0.8 9.5 4.7 11.9 4.3
Fourth quarter 1995 10.7 0.7 9.8 4.6 11.8 4.9
First quarter 1996 12.0 1.9 10.5 4.4 11.6 9.5
Second quarter 1996 10.9 0.8 8.4 4.5 11.5 3.3
Third quarter 1996 10.5 0.8 8.0 4.5 11.4 4.5
Fourth quarter 1996 10.5 0.9 9.1 4.3 11.1 5.1
First quarter 1997 11.9 1.3 10.1 4.3 11.0 7.7
Second quarter 1997 10.8 1.1 7.7 4.3 10.9 3.6
Third quarter 1997 10.2 0.9 6.7 4.3 11.0 4.5
Fourth quarter 1997 10.5 1.0 7.8 4.3 10.8 4.9
First quarter 1998 11.6 1.3 10.3 4.3 10.8 8.4
Second quarter 1998 10.6 0.8 7.7 4.4 11.3 3.8
Third quarter 1998 10.7 0.8 7.2 4.4 10.7 5.2
Fourth quarter 1998 10.9 0.9 8.4 4.3 11.4 5.3
First quarter 1999 12.3 1.0 12.0 4.6 10.8 8.8
Second quarter 1999 10.8 0.7 11.6 4.6 11.2 4.1
Third quarter 1999 10.7 0.8 7.8 4.6 11.0 5.5
Fourth quarter 1999 11.0 0.9 8.1 4.6 11.1 5.8
First quarter 2000 12.9 1.1 10.4 4.7 11.1 9.4
Second quarter 2000 11.0 0.7 11.4 6.3 11.1 4.2
Third quarter 2000 11.0 0.7 8.0 5.5 11.4 6.0
Fourth quarter 2000 11.3 0.8 9.8 5.1 12.0 6.0
First quarter 2001 14.0 1.0 11.5 5.0 11.2 9.8
Second quarter 2001 11.9 0.7 10.4 5.3 10.5 5.1
Third quarter 2001 12.1 0.7 9.8 5.2 10.4 5.7
Fourth quarter 2001 12.8 0.9 10.7 5.4 10.1 6.9
First quarter 2002 14.0 0.9 10.9 5.5 9.5 11.3
Second quarter 2002 12.9 0.7 9.8 5.9 9.3 4.9
Third quarter 2002 12.9 0.7 9.8 5.9 9.2 6.0
Fourth quarter 2002 13.1 0.9 10.8 5.9 9.2 6.2
First quarter 2003 14.3 1.2 12.6 6.0 9.2 11.2
Second quarter 2003 13.5 1.0 14.6 6.2 8.6 4.9
Third quarter 2003 13.3 1.1 11.2 6.3 9.0 6.3
Fourth quarter 2003 13.6 1.2 10.4 6.2 8.8 6.1
First quarter 2004 15.0 1.5 12.6 6.2 8.7 11.3
Second quarter 2004 13.8 1.2 13.2 6.4 8.5 5.3
Third quarter 2004 13.8 1.3 11.2 6.4 8.5 6.2
Fourth quarter 2004 13.8 1.4 11.6 6.2 8.1 6.9
First quarter 2005 15.1 1.5 21.9 6.6 8.1 10.8
Second quarter 2005 14.2 1.1 14.4 7.0 8.1 6.3
Third quarter 2005 14.1 1.2 16.9 6.6 8.2 6.7
Fourth quarter 2005 14.3 1.3 14.1 6.8 8.1 6.8
First quarter 2006 16.0 1.4 16.3 6.8 8.1 10.6
Second quarter 2006 14.5 1.0 13.9 7.1 8.2 6.9
Third quarter 2006 15.2 1.0 17.8 7.2 8.2 6.6
Fourth quarter 2006 15.3 1.1 14.0 7.2 8.0 7.5
First quarter 2007 16.3 1.3 17.3 7.3 8.1 11.2
Second quarter 2007 15.9 0.9 18.1 7.4 8.2 6.5
Third quarter 2007 16.9 0.9 15.1 7.5 8.0 7.2
Fourth quarter 2007 16.9 0.8 16.5 7.6 7.6 7.6
First quarter 2008 18.5 1.0 20.4 7.8 7.8 12.1
Second quarter 2008 16.6 0.6 20.2 8.0 7.9 7.1
Third quarter 2008 16.5 0.6 17.1 8.1 7.9 7.7
Fourth quarter 2008 16.8 0.6 17.7 8.1 7.1 8.5
First quarter 2009 19.1 0.9 20.2 8.5 6.9 12.1
Second quarter 2009 18.9 0.7 19.7 9.1 7.2 6.8
Third quarter 2009 19.0 0.7 18.1 8.8 6.9 8.1
Fourth quarter 2009 18.8 0.9 19.5 8.7 6.7 8.8
First quarter 2010 20.4 1.2 29.3 8.7 6.8 12.7
Second quarter 2010 19.0 0.8 20.2 9.0 7.1 7.2
Third quarter 2010 18.9 0.9 21.7 9.0 7.1 9.1
Fourth quarter 2010 18.8 1.0 20.7 8.9 7.2 9.1
First quarter 2011 20.5 1.4 23.0 9.0 7.1 13.0
Second quarter 2011 19.2 0.9 20.1 9.3 7.7 7.4
Third quarter 2011 19.1 1.0 21.0 9.8 7.0 9.1
Fourth quarter 2011 19.2 1.0 20.0 9.4 7.1 9.6
First quarter 2012 21.0 1.2 23.9 9.1 6.8 12.9
Second quarter 2012 19.7 0.6 21.5 9.3 7.2 7.3
Third quarter 2012 19.9 0.7 19.5 9.3 6.4 9.0
Fourth quarter 2012 20.1 0.6 20.3 9.3 6.9 9.1
First quarter 2013 21.2 1.0 22.9 10.3 6.7 11.4
Second quarter 2013 20.5 0.5 21.6 9.6 7.1 7.0
Third quarter 2013 20.7 0.6 20.6 9.6 6.9 8.6
Fourth quarter 2013 20.5 0.7 20.7 9.5 6.5 8.8
First quarter 2014 21.9 0.9 24.0 9.6 5.7 11.6
Second quarter 2014 20.9 0.5 21.4 9.6 7.2 7.1
Third quarter 2014 21.1 0.6 20.7 9.5 6.2 8.6
Fourth quarter 2014 21.2 0.7 21.2 9.2 6.1 8.7
First quarter 2015 24.2 0.9 24.6 9.1 5.2 11.3
Second quarter 2015 23.0 0.5 21.3 9.2 6.5 7.2
Third quarter 2015 23.4 0.6 21.9 9.1 6.5 8.8
Fourth quarter 2015 23.1 0.7 21.9 9.0 5.6 9.2
First quarter 2016 25.2 0.9 25.5 9.0 5.3 11.9
Second quarter 2016 24.1 0.6 22.7 9.2 6.0 7.9
Third quarter 2016 25.7 0.6 22.7 9.3 5.6 9.1
Fourth quarter 2016 25.8 0.8 23.3 9.4 5.5 9.6
First quarter 2017 27.6 0.8 28.4 9.8 5.5 13.2
Second quarter 2017 26.7 0.5 23.3 10.5 5.7 8.6
Third quarter 2017 26.4 0.7 24.4 10.4 5.2 9.8
Fourth quarter 2017 26.2 0.7 24.2 10.3 5.6 10.5
First quarter 2018 28.2 0.9 29.1 10.3 6.0 13.4
Second quarter 2018 26.9 0.6 24.2 10.7 6.3 8.5
Third quarter 2018 27.5 0.6 25.3 10.7 6.2 10.3
Fourth quarter 2018 27.2 0.8 26.2 10.8 5.7 10.7
First quarter 2019 29.4 1.1 34.0 10.8 6.0 14.5
Second quarter 2019 28.8 0.7 27.5 10.9 7.0 9.2
Third quarter 2019 28.9 0.7 27.0 10.9 6.4 10.7
Fourth quarter 2019 28.3 0.9 28.6 11.2 5.8 11.2
First quarter 2020 34.5 6.0 33.1 11.3 5.9 15.5
Second quarter 2020 88.9 32.1 33.0 11.4 5.0 11.7
Third quarter 2020 58.3 24.6 42.3 11.4 6.1 13.0
Fourth quarter 2020 44.9 16.7 33.4 11.7 5.4 12.7
First quarter 2021 53.1 15.0 44.5 14.0 5.5 17.1
Second quarter 2021 51.1 14.2 32.0 12.9 6.2 11.1
Third quarter 2021 47.5 6.8 27.8 12.8 6.3 12.6
Fourth quarter 2021 36.3 1.7 32.2 12.8 6.1 13.7
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The category "Other expenses" includes depreciation (consumption of fixed capital), use of goods and services and other expenses not elsewhere classified.
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