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Based on the July Treasury Statement | September 5, 1997 |
The July results and estimates for August are consistent with CBO's
projection of a $34 billion deficit for fiscal year 1997.
JULY RESULTS (In billions of dollars) |
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July 1996 |
July 1997 |
Change | ||
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Receipts | 103.9 | 109.2 | 5.3 | |
Outlays | 130.7 | 134.8 | 4.1 | |
Deficit | 26.9 | 25.6 | -1.2 | |
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Source: Department of the Treasury | ||||
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FISCAL YEAR TO DATE (In billions of dollars) |
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October-July
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FY 1996 | FY 1997 | |||||
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Receipts | 1,195.1 | 1,300.7 | 105.6 | |||
Outlays | 1,296.0 | 1,337.4 | 41.5 | |||
Deficit | 100.9 | 36.7 | -64.2 | |||
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Source: Department of the Treasury | ||||||
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FY 1997 PROJECTIONS (In billions of dollars) |
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Budget Resolution |
OMB Estimate |
CBO Estimate |
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Receipts | 1,469 | 1,578 | 1,578 | |||
Outlays | 1,622 | 1,615 | 1,612 | |||
Deficit | 153 | 37 | 34 | |||
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Source: Congressional Budget Office | ||||||
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RECEIPTS THROUGH JULY (In billions of dollars) |
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Major Source | FY 1996 |
FY 1997 |
Percent Change |
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Individual income | 541.6 | 613.6 | 13.3% | ||
Corporate income | 133.6 | 142.7 | 6.8% | ||
Social insurance | 425.1 | 445.6 | 4.8% | ||
Other | 94.7 | 98.9 | 4.4% | ||
Total | 1,195.1 | 1,300.7 | 8.8% | ||
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Source: Department of the Treasury | |||||
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OUTLAYS THROUGH JULY (In billions of dollars) |
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Major Category | FY 1996 |
FY 1997 |
Percent Change |
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Defense-Military | 209.5 | 214.8 | 2.6% | |||
Social Security benefits | 285.3 | 297.8 | 4.4% | |||
Medicare and Medicaid | 240.0 | 254.2 | 5.9% | |||
Net interest on the public debt | 204.1 | 208.5 | 2.1% | |||
Other | 357.0 | 362.1 | 1.4% | |||
Total | 1,296.0 | 1,337.4 | 3.2% | |||
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Source: Department of the Treasury | ||||||
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BORROWING FROM THE PUBLIC (In billions of dollars) |
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October-July
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1996 | 1997 | ||||
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Deficit | 100.9 | 36.7 | -64.2 | ||
Other borrowing needs: | |||||
Loan financing | 10.7 | 16.2 | 5.5 | ||
Operating cash balance | -1.2 | -16.7 | -15.5 | ||
Other Items | 9.1 | -10.0 | -19.1 | ||
Borrowing from the public | 119.4 | 26.1 | -93.3 | ||
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Source: Department of the Treasury | |||||
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CBO ESTIMATES FOR AUGUST 1997 (In billions of dollars) |
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August 1996 |
August 1997 |
Estimated Change |
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Receipts | 100.0 | 103.0 | 3.0 | |||
Outlays | 141.8 | 143.0 | 1.2 | |||
Deficit | 41.8 | 40.0 | -1.8 | |||
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Source: Congressional Budget Office | ||||||
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Prepared by James Blum and Rosemary Marcuss. |