Outlook for the Budget and the Economy
- Report
CBO’s Projections of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
How do CBO’s projections of federal receipts and expenditures in the national income and product accounts compare with CBO’s baseline projections of revenues and outlays in the federal budget?
- Presentation
A Tour of the Federal Budget and Possible Changes in Budget Policy
Director Doug Elmendorf’s Presentation to Economics 10 at Harvard University
- Graphic
Snapshot of Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Guardianship Assistance
Over the past two decades, the number of children in federally subsidized foster care has steadily declined, while the number of children whose adoptive parents receive federal adoption assistance has increased.
- Blog Post
Snapshot of Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Guardianship Assistance
Over the past two decades, the number of children in federally subsidized foster care has steadily declined, while the number of children whose adoptive parents receive federal adoption assistance has increased.
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Snapshot of Spending for Military Retirement Pay
Spending for military retirement pay and survivors’ annuities will rise by more than 30 percent over the next decade, CBO projects.
- Blog Post
Snapshot of Spending for Military Retirement Pay
Spending for military retirement pay and survivors’ annuities will rise by more than 30 percent over the next decade, CBO projects.
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Snapshot of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The number of people receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has risen sharply in recent years—from about 26 million in 2007 to nearly 47 million in 2012.
- Blog Post
Snapshot of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The number of people receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has risen sharply in recent years—from about 26 million in 2007 to nearly 47 million in 2012.
- Blog Post
Projected Spending and Revenues in Historical Context
After a recent hearing, CBO was asked by a Member of Congress: “Based on historical trends of revenue and spending, is the primary driver of deficits over the next ten years historically high spending?” Today’s post answers that question.
- Working Paper
Total Factor Productivity Growth in Historical Perspective: Working Paper 2013-01
This paper reviews the broad contours of total factor productivity growth in the U.S. economy since 1870, highlighting the contribution of various technological innovations to the growth of different sectors of the economy.