Budget and Economic Outlook

2010

Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program -- November 2010
November 29, 2010 pdfblog post

Fiscal Policy Choices
November 19, 2010 pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to the Society of Government Economists

Fiscal Policy Choices
November 19, 2010 pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to the National Tax Association

The Economic Outlook and Options for Fiscal Policy
October 27, 2010 pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to the Forecasters Club

CBO's Projections of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the Framework of the National Income and Product Accounts
October 2010pdf

The Economic Outlook and Fiscal Policy Choices
September 28, 2010pdfchartsblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Fiscal Policy Choices in Uncertain Times
September 2010pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to Macroeconomic Advisers

Historical Data on the Federal Debt
August 5, 2010pdfadditional info

Related:

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
August 2010pdfadditional infoblog post

Federal Debt and the Risk of a Fiscal Crisis
July 27, 2010pdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief

Related:

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record: 2010 Update
July 2010pdf

The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget
May 2010pdfadditional info

Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output from January 2010 Through March 2010
May 2010pdfblog post

The Economic and Budget Outlook
May 2010pdfblog post
Presentation by CBO Director Doug Elmendorf to the 35th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy

Mandatory Spending
May 2010pdfblog post
CBO Deputy Director Robert Sunshine's presentation to the Fiscal Commission

Discretionary Spending
May 2010pdfblog post
CBO Assistant Director for Budget Analysis Peter Fontaine's presentation to the Fiscal Commission

The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
May 2010pdf

U.S. Fiscal Policy After the Financial Crisis and Recession
April 2010pdfblog post
Presentation by CBO Director Doug Elmendorf to the International Monetary Fund Fiscal Forum

Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program--March 2010
March 2010pdfblog post

The Budget and Economic Outlook
February 2010pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to National Economists Club

Budgetary Effects of an Alternative Policy Scenario Specified by Ranking Member Ryan
February 24, 2010pdf
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan

Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output From October 2009 Through December 2009
February 2010pdfblog post

Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in the Short Term
February 23, 2010htmlpdfchartsblog post
Testimony prepared for the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress

The Budget and Economic Outlook
February 2010pdf
CBO Deputy Director Robert Sunshine's presentation to the Association of Government Accountants

The Budget and Economic Outlook
February 2010pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation at Morehouse College

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2020
January 28, 2010htmlpdfblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2020
January 27, 2010htmlpdfblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2020
January 2010htmlpdfadditional info

The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax
January 15, 2010pdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief

Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in 2010 and 2011
January 2010pdfblog post

Related:
 

2009

"Exit Strategy" for Fiscal Policy
December 2009pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to The Group of Thirty

The Economic and Budget Outlook
November 2009pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to the American Association for Budget and Program Analysis

Aging and Health: The Challenges of Entitlement Growth
November 2009pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

The Budget and Economic Outlook
September 2009pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to the National Economists Club

Measuring the Effects of the Business Cycle on the Federal Budget: An Update
September 2009pdfadditional info

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
August 2009summarypdfadditional infoblog post

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record: 2009 Update
July 2009pdfblog post

The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
June 2009pdfblog post

The Troubled Asset Relief Program: Report on Transactions Through June 17, 2009
June 2009htmlpdfblog post

Response to Questions About Health Care Industry Stakeholders' Proposals
June 16, 2009htmlpdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable Dave Camp

Health Care Reform and the Federal Budget
June 16, 2009htmlpdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad and the Honorable Judd Gregg

Measuring the Effects of the Business Cycle on the Federal Budget
June 2009pdfadditional infoblog post

The State of the Economy
May 21, 2009htmlpdfwebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Milken Institute Global Conference, 2009
April 2009pdfwebcastblog post
Presentation by CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf

Federal Budget Challenges
April 2009pdfblog post
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's Introductory Economics lecture at Harvard University

Presentation to the Fixed Income Forum's Spring Roundtable
March 2009pdf

A Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget and an Update of CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook
March 2009htmlpdfadditional infoblog post

Estimated Macroeconomic Impacts of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
March 2, 2009pdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable Charles E. Grassley

Estimated Impact on the Deficit of Three Alternative Policy Scenarios Specified by Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Spratt
February 23, 2009pdf
Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi and the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.

Estimated Number of People Who Would Receive Benefits Under Title III of H.R. 1
February 10, 2009pdf
Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi

An Assessment of How Spending from the Economic Stimulus Proposals Currently Before the Congress Could Be Accelerated
January 29, 2009pdf
Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad

The State of the Economy and Issues in Developing an Effective Policy Response
January 27, 2009pdfwebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Estimated Costs of Additional Debt Service That Would Result from Enacting H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
January 27, 2009pdf
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2009 to 2019
January 8, 2009pdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2009 to 2019
January 2009htmlpdfadditional infochartsblog post

Related:

The Troubled Asset Relief Program: Report on Transactions Through December 31, 2008
January 2009pdfblog post

 

2008

Background Paper: The Outlook for Housing Starts, 2009 to 2012
November 2008pdf

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures
October 2008htmlpdfadditional info

The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
September 2008htmlpdf

A Federal Perspective on Health Care Policy and Costs
September 2008pdfwebcastblog post
CBO Director Peter Orszag's presentation to the Center for Public Health, Stanford University

C-SPAN Washington Journal
September 10, 2008webcast
CBO Director Peter Orszag discusses the annual summer update to the Budget and Economic Outlook

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
September 2008htmlpdfadditional infochartsaudio transcriptwebcastblog post

The Diane Rehm Show Interview
May 19, 2008webcast
CBO Director Peter Orszag is interviewed on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures
April 2008htmlpdfadditional infoblog post

Update of Table 1-5, "The Budgetary Effects of Selected Policy Alternatives Not Included in CBO's Baseline," from the January 2008 Budget and Economic Outlook
April 2008pdf

Data Used to Construct CBO's Measures of Uncertainty in Budget Projections
March 2008additional info

Updated Estimates for Table 4-9, "Effects of Extending Tax Provisions Scheduled to Expire Before 2018," in CBO's January 2008 Budget and Economic Outlook
March 2008pdf
Includes information provided by the Joint Committee on Taxation after the original release of CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018 in January 2008

Presentation on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018
January 2008pdfaudio
CBO Director Peter Orszag's speech to the National Economists Club

Testimony on Growth in Health Care Costs
January 31, 2008htmlpdfchartswebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Technological Change and the Growth of Health Care Spending
January 2008htmlpdfchartsblog post

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018
January 24, 2008htmlpdfchartswebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018
January 23, 2008htmlpdfchartswebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018
January 2008htmlpdfadditional infochartswebcastblog post

Related:

Testimony on Options for Responding to Short-Term Economic Weakness
January 22, 2008htmlpdfwebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate

Options for Responding to Short-Term Economic Weakness
January 2008htmlpdfblog post

 

2007

Background Paper: How CBO Projects the Real Rate of Interest on 10-Year Treasury Notes
December 2007htmlpdf

The Long-Term Budget Outlook
December 2007htmlpdfadditional infowebcastblog post

Related:

Testimony on the Long-Term Budget Outlook
December 13, 2007htmlpdfchartswebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Current Economic Situation
December 5, 2007htmlpdfwebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Budget Outlook and Health Care Challenges
November 2007pdfaudio
CBO Director Peter Orszag's keynote address at The Tax Council's Fall Annual Meeting and Holiday Luncheon

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record: 2007 Update
November 2007pdf

Testimony on the Federal Government's Liabilities Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act
October 4, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures: An Update
August 2007pdfadditional info

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
August 2007htmlpdfadditional infochartsaudioaudio transcript

The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
August 2007pdf

The Budgetary Costs of EGTRRA and JGTRRA Compared with Projected Deficits
July 20, 2007htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt, Jr.

Financing Projected Spending in the Long Run
July 9, 2007htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg

Labor Productivity: Developments Since 1995
March 2007pdf

The Uncertainty of Budget Projections: A Discussion of Data and Methods
March 2007pdfadditional info

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures
February 2007pdfadditional info

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2017
January 30, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2017
January 25, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2017
January 2007htmlpdfadditional info

The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
January 2007pdf

 

2006

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record
November 2006pdf

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures: An Update
October 2006pdf

Additional Information About the Alternative Spending Path for Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and for the War on Terrorism
September 2006pdf
Additional information on the alternative budget path for war spending that was included in Table 1-8 of The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update, August 2006

The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
September 2006pdf

Background Paper: How CBO Forecasts Income
August 2006pdf

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
August 2006pdf

Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq Under Two Specified Scenarios
July 13, 2006pdf
Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.

Projections of Net Migration to the United States
June 2006pdf

CBO's Response to Questions About the National Flood Insurance Program
May 31, 2006pdf
Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg

The Cost of the Consolidation Option for Student Loans
May 2006pdf

The Uncertainty of Budget Projections: A Discussion of Data and Methods
March 2006pdfadditional info

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures
March 2006pdf

An Alternative Budget Path Assuming a Reduction in Spending for Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and in Support of the Global War on Terrorism
February 2006pdf
Additional information on the alternative budget path for war spending that was included in Table 1-4 of The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2007 to 2016, January 2006

CBO's Methods for Projecting Capital Gains Realizations
February 23, 2006pdf
Letter to the Honorable Charles E. Grassley

Testimony on The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2007 to 2016
February 2, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2007 to 2016
January 2006pdfadditional info

 

2005

The Long-Term Budget Outlook
December 2005pdfadditional info

Testimony on the Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
October 6, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record
October 2005pdf

Budgetary Projections Incorporating Assumptions Specified by Ranking Member Spratt
September 8, 2005htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.

The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
September 2005pdf

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures: Updated Estimates
September 2005pdf

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
August 2005pdfadditional info

Testimony on Multiemployer Pension Plans
June 28, 2005pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Background Paper: R&D; and Productivity Growth
June 2005pdf

Testimony on Implications of Demographic Changes for the Budget and the Economy
May 19, 2005pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means

Testimony on the Cost and Financing of Long-Term Care Services
April 27, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Cost and Financing of Long-Term Care Services
April 19, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

The Uncertainty of Budget Projections: A Discussion of Data and Methods
February 2005htmlpdf

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures
February 2005htmlpdf

An Alterative Budget Path Assuming Continued Spending for Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and in Support of the Global War on Terrorism
February 2005htmlpdf

Testimony on The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2006 to 2015
February 1, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2006 to 2015
January 2005htmlpdfadditional info

Background Paper: CBO's Revised Method for Estimating and Projecting Potential TFP
January 2005htmlpdf

 

2004

Budgetary Projections Incorporating Assumptions Specified by Ranking Member Spratt
September 23, 2004htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.

Testimony on The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
September 8, 2004htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Background Paper: CBO's Projections of the Labor Force
September 2004htmlpdf

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
September 2004htmlpdf

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record
September 2004htmlpdf

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures: Updated Estimates
September 2004htmlpdf

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized-Budget Measures
May 2004html

The Uncertainty of Budget Projections: A Discussion of Data and Methods
April 2004htmlpdf

Testimony before the House Budget Committee on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2005 to 2014
January 27, 2004htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony before the Senate Budget Committee on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2005 to 2014
January 27, 2004htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2005 to 2014
January 2004htmlpdf

 

2003

The Long-Term Budget Outlook
December 2003htmlpdf

Budgetary Effect of Adjustments to CBO's August 2003 Baseline as Requested by the Congressional Blue Dog Coalition
November 17, 2003htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Charles W. Stenholm

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record
October 2003html

The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budgets: Updated Estimates
October 2003html

Testimony on The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
September 4, 2003htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
September 3, 2003htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
August 2003htmlpdf

The Uncertainty of Budget Projections: A Discussion of Data and Methods
April 2003htmlpdf

The Standardized and Cyclically Adjusted Budgets
March 2003htmlpdf

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2004-2013
January 30, 2003htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2004-2013
January 2003htmlpdf

 

2002

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record
November 2002htmlpdf

The Standardized and Cyclically Adjusted Budgets: Updated Estimates
September 2002htmlpdf

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
August 2002htmlpdf

Presentation by Barry B. Anderson to the 2002 Global Economic and Investment Outlook Conference
May 2002htmlpdf

Testimony on Federal Budget Estimating (Supplement)
May 9, 2002htmlpdf

Testimony on Federal Budget Estimating
May 9, 2002htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Federal Budget Estimating
May 2, 2002htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Standardized Budget and Other Adjusted Budget Measures
April 2002htmlpdf

Uncertainties in Projecting Budget Surpluses: A Discussion of Data and Methods
February 2002htmlpdf

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record
February 2002htmlpdf

Letter to Honorable Tom Daschle regarding CBO's "low-growth" report
January 30, 2002htmlpdf

Testimony before the House Budget Committee on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2003-2012
January 23, 2002htmlpdf

Testimony before the Senate Budget Committee on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2003-2012
January 23, 2002htmlpdf

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2003-2012
January 2002htmlpdf

 

2001

Testimony on The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
September 5, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
September 4, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
August 2001htmlpdf

CBO's Method for Estimating Potential Output: An Update
August 2001htmlpdf

The Standardized Budget: Details of the Projections
April 2001htmlpdf

Uncertainties in Projecting Budget Surpluses: A Discussion of Data and Methods
February 2001htmlpdf

Testimony on The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2002-2011
January 31, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2002-2011
January 2001htmlpdf

 

2000

The Standardized Budget: Details of the Projections
August 2000html

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
July 2000htmlpdf

The Standardized Budget: Revised Historical Estimates
June 2000htmlpdf

Testimony on The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2001-2010
February 16, 2000htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Standardized Budget: Details of the Projections
February 2000htmlpdf

Testimony on The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2001-2010
January 26, 2000htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2001-2010 (Table 1-6 corrected 2/1/00)
January 2000htmlpdf

 

1999

The Budget for Fiscal Year 2000: An End-of-Session Summary
December 1999htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt, Jr. regarding CBO's updated estimates of the budgetary outlook for fiscal year 2000
December 2, 1999htmlpdf

The Budget Adjusted for Effects of the Business Cycle
July 1999htmlpdf

Evaluating CBO's Record of Economic Forecasts
July 1999htmlpdf

The Federal Sector of the National Income and Product Accounts
July 1999htmlpdf

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
July 1999htmlpdf

Extended Discussion of CBO's July 1999 Economic Outlook
July 1999htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Charles Rangel regarding information about the economic effects of policies that would exhaust the surpluses in the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) baseline projections
February 22, 1999htmlpdf

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 2000-2009
January 29, 1999htmlpdf

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 2000-2009
January 1999htmlpdf

 

1998

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update (Table 1-2 corrected 9/8/98)
August 1998htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable John R. Kasich accompanying the Monthly Budget Review dated May 6, 1998
May 5, 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on Budget Projections and Baselines
April 1, 1998htmlpdf

Revised Baseline Budget Projections for Fiscal Years 1999-2008
March 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1999-2008
February 5, 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1999-2008
January 28, 1998htmlpdf

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1999-2008
January 1998htmlpdf

 

1997

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
September 1997htmlpdf

Testimony on the Economic and Budget Outlook and the President's Budgetary Proposals
February 13, 1997htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1998-2007
January 28, 1997htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook, Fiscal Years 1998-2007
January 1997htmlpdf

 

1996

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1996htmlpdf

Testimony on the Outlook for Discretionary Spending
July 23, 1996htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1997-2006
May 1996htmlpdf

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1997-2006
April 18, 1996htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1997-2006
April 17, 1996htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1995

The Economic and Budget Outlook, December 1995 Update
December 1995htmlpdf

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1995htmlpdf

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1996-2000
January 31, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscals Years 1996-2000
January 26, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1996-2000
January 25, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1996-2000
January 1995htmlpdf

 

1994

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1994htmlpdf

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1995-1999
February 2, 1994htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1995-1999
January 27, 1994htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1995-1999
January 1994htmlpdf

 

1993

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
September 14, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
September 1993htmlpdf

President Clinton's Economic and Budget Program
March 16, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Economic and Budget Outlook
February 3, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Economic and Budget Outlook
January 26, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1994-1998
January 1993pdf

 

1992

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1992pdf

Mandatory Spending: Trends and Sources of Growth
July 1992pdf

Testimony on the Budget Outlook
April 7, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Defense Spending and the Economic and Budget Outlook
February 19, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook
January 23, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook
January 22, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1993-1997
January 1992pdf

 

1991

Testimony on the Economic Outlook
December 17, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Economic Outlook
December 10, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Limits on Discretionary Spending for Fiscal Year 1993
November 6, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1991pdf

Testimony on CBO's analyses of the Economic Effects of Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait and the Persian Gulf War
February 27, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1992-1996
January 30, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Economic Outlook
January 23, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1992-1996
January 1991pdf

 

1990

Testimony on CBO's Interim Assessment of the Economic and Budget Outlook
December 6, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The 1990 Budget Agreement: An Interim Assessment
December 1990pdf

Testimony on the Federal Debt Limit
July 31, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management, Committee on Finance, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
July 1990pdf

Current Status of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement and the Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 1990
May 1990pdf

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1991-1995
January 31, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Economic and Budget Projections
January 24, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1991-1995
January 1990pdf

 

1989

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1989pdf

Testimony on CBO's Updated Economic Projections and the Budget Outlook
August 1, 1989pdf
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee

Testimony on CBO's Updated Economic Projections and the Budget Outlook
July 20, 1989pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the President's Budget Recommendations
March 9, 1989pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate

Testimony on the Economic Outlook and the President's Budget Recommendations
March 9, 1989pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1990-1994
February 9, 1989pdf
Testimony before the Committe on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1990-1994
January 24, 1989pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1990-1994
January 18, 1989pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1990-1994
January 1989pdf

 

1988

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1988htmlpdf

Testimony on CBO's Economic and Budget Projections
March 16, 1988pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on CBO's Economic and Budget Projections
February 17, 1988pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on CBO's Economic and Budget Projections
February 4, 1988pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1989-1993
February 1988pdf

 

1987

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1987htmlpdf

Testimony on CBO's Preliminary Economic and Baseline Budget Projections
July 14, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on H.R. 1307, a Bill to Require Analyses of the President's Annual Budget and the Annual Congressional Budget Resolutions
April 9, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on CBO's Economic and Budget Projections, and Deficit Reduction Options
February 4, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1988-1992
January 28, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on the Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1988-1992
January 27, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1988-1992
January 1987htmlpdf

 

1986

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1986htmlpdf

Testimony on the Economic and Budget Outlook
February 20, 1986pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1987-1991
February 18, 1986pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1987-1991
February 1986htmlpdf

 

1985

Testimony on the Economic and Budgetary Outlook
October 10, 1985pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1985pdf

Testimony on Federal and External Deficits and Debts
July 18, 1985pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Outlook for the Economy and Fiscal Policy
February 28, 1985pdf
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee

Testimony on the Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1986-1990
February 6, 1985pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1986-1990
February 1985pdf

 

1984

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
September 25, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Interest Rates and the Economic and Budget Outlook
September 13, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Goals and Intergovernmental Policy, Join Economic Committee

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1984pdf

The Economy, Federal Budget, and Agriculture
February 28, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives

Defense Spending and the Economy
February 23, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economy and the Federal Budget
February 9, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, Unites States Senate

The Economy and the Federal Budget
February 7, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic Outlook
February 1984pdf
A Report to the Senate and House Committees on the Budget - Part I

Baseline Budget Projections for Fiscal Years 1985-1989
February 1984pdf
A Report to the Senate and House Committees on the Budget - Part II

 

1983

Economic and Budgetary Outlook
December 12, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate

Defense Spending and the Economy
December 7, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Economic Policy and Growth, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Economic and Budget Outlook
October 26, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
August 1983htmlpdf

The Economic and Budget Outlook
April 15, 1983pdf
Testimony prepared for District Budget Hearing held by Congressman Robert W. Kastenmeier, Madison, Wisconsin

Defense Spending and the Economy
February 16, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic and Budget Outlook
February 15, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Defense Spending and the Economy
February 1983pdf

Baseline Budget Projections for Fiscal Years 1984-1988
February 1983htmlpdf

The Outlook for Economic Recovery
February 1983htmlpdf

 

1982

Updating the Budget and Economic Outlook
September 16, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy of the Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
September 1982pdf

The Overall Budget Outlook
August 20, 1982pdf
Testimony before the National Commission on Social Security Reform

The Unemployment Situation
August 12, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs

Recent Economic Developments and the Implications of this Projection for the Budget Outlook
July 27, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senat

How Changes in Fiscal Policy Affect the Budget: The Feedback Issue
June 1982pdf

The Revision of the Consumer Price Index
April 20, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Congressional Operations and Oversight, Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

The Economic and Budget Outlook and Reducing the Deficit
March 18, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic and Budget Outlook
March 2, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Economic Outlook
February 24, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Increasing Defense Spending
February 4, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

The Prospects for Economic Recovery
February 1982htmlpdf

Baseline Budget Projections for Fiscal Years 1983-1987
February 1982htmlpdf

 

1981

Problems of the Social Security System in the Context of Overall Economic Performance
September 22, 1981pdf
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, U. S. Congress

The Economic and Budget Outlook: An Update
September 1981htmlpdf

Baseline Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 1982-1986
July 1981htmlpdf

Economic Policy and the Outlook for the Economy
March 1981htmlpdf

Testimony on Reducing the Federal Budget
February 3, 1981htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook
January 27, 1981htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate

 

1980

An Analysis of Congressional Economic Forecasts and Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1979
February 1980pdf

 

1979

Testimony on the Outlook for the Economy and the Dilemmas Faced by Both Fiscal and Monetary Policymakers
November 3, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on the Effect of the Economic Outlook on the Social Security Trust Funds
September 28, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Treasury's Request for an Increase in the Statutory Debt Limit
September 11, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management, Committee on Finance, United States Senate

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook for 1979-1980: An Update
July 12, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on The Economic and Budget Outlook for 1979-1980: An Update
July 11, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Inflation
April 25, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, United States Senate

Testimony on the Outlook for the Economy
March 22, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Committee on Public Works and Transportation, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook
February 13, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook
February 6, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook
January 25, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committe on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1978

Background Paper: Countercyclical Uses of Federal Grant Programs
November 1978pdf

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook
July 26, 1978htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook
July 11, 1978htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Inflation and Growth: The Economic Policy Dilemma
July 1978pdf

Testimony on the Effects of Weather on the Federal Budget and the National Economy
March 14, 1978htmlpdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Community and Physical Resources, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Economic Outlook for Fiscal Year 1979
February 6, 1978htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic Outlook
February 1978pdf

Testimony on the Economic Outlook for Fiscal Year 1979
February 1, 1978htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on the Fiscal Year 1979 Budget
January 18, 1978htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Five-Year Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 1979-1983
January 1978pdf

 

1977

Testimony on Five-Year Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 1979-1983
December 5, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee

Five-Year Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 1979-1983
December 1977pdf

Testimony on Current Monetary Policies and the Coordination of Monetary and Fiscal Policies
November 11, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate

Testimony on the Economic and Budget Outlook and Other Issues
July 20, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on the Economic Outlook and the Possible Impact of New Initiatives in the Energy Area
July 20, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Economic Outlook
April 26, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Five-Year Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 1978-1982
April 1977pdf
Supplement to the report.

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook
March 3, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook
March 2, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Recovery with Inflation
January 1977pdf

The Disappointing Recovery
January 1977pdf

 

1976

Current Policy Budget Projections
December 2, 1976pdf
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee

Five-Year Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 1978-1982
December 1976pdf

Inflation and the Federal Budget
September 21, 1976pdf
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, House Committee on Banking and Currency

Economic Outlook for the Second Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1977
August 26, 1976pdf
Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Budget

Sustaining a Balanced Expansion
August 11, 1976pdf
Testimony before the House Committee on the Budget

Fiscal Year 1977 Budget Cycle
February 4, 1976pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Current Economic Situation
February 2, 1976pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Currency, and Housing, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic Outlook
January 26, 1976pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1975

Testimony on Current Services Budget Estimates
December 3, 1975pdf
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee

Testimony on the Economic Outlook
September 23, 1975pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Recovery: How Fast and How Far?
September 1975pdf

Inflation and Unemployment: A Report on the Economy
June 1975pdf