United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

350 National Defense and Veterans Affairs
No. 5 7 2 . F e d e r a l B u d g e t O u t l a y s f o r N a t i o n a l D e f e n s e a n d v e t e r a n s B e n e f i t s :
1 9 5 0 TO 1 9 8 2
{Through 1976, for years ending June 30, except as noted; beginning 1977, ending Sept. 30. Includes outlays of Department of
Defense, Veterans Administration, and other agencies for activities primarily related to national defense and veterans programs.
For explanation of average annual percent change, see Guide to Tabular Presentation. See H is to rie s ! S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s
to 1 9 7 0 , series Y 472-473 and Y 476, for related data. Minus sign ( - ) indicates decline]
YEAR
TO T AL FEDERAL OUTLAYS,
Cur^
rent
(bll.
dol.)
ALL FUNCTIONS
Constant (1972)
dollars
Total
{b ll.
dot.)
Annual
percent
change ‘
Total
national
defe
n s e
and
veterans
outla
y s
(bit.
dol.)
Total
(bll.
dol.)
N ATIO N A L D EFENSE O U T LA YS
Current dollars
Annual
percent
change'
Percent of—
Federal
outlays
G N P 2
Constant
(1 9 7 2 ) d o lla rs
Total
(b ll.
dol.)
Annual
p e rc e n t
change ’
V E TER AN S
BE N E F IT S
Total
outlays
(b il.
dol.)
Percent
of
total
Federal
o u t ­
lay#
1950.................................. 42.6 91.2 —20.4 2 1 .2 12.4 5.5 29.1 4.8 29.7 -35.0 8 .6 20.7
1955.................................. 6?.5 12 5.7 6.6 44.5 39.8 26.3 58.1 10.5 77.0 21.0 4.7 6.9
1960.................................. 92.2 144.0 2 .8 50.6 45.2 2.6 49.0 9.1 73.7 -.9 5.4 5.9
1962.................................. 106.8 160.8 5 .7 54.7 49.0 5.2 45.9 8.9 77.2 2.4 5 .6 5.3
1963.... ............................. 111.3 163.0 1.4 55.7 50.1 2.3 45.0 8.7 76.8 -.5 5 ,5 5.0
1964.................................. U 8 . 6 170.1 4.4 57.2 51.5 2.8 43.5 8.3 77.0 .3 5.7 4.8
1965.................................. 11B.4 166.7 - 2 . 0 53.2 47.5 -7.8 40.1 7.2 69.3 - 1 0 . 0 5.7 4.8
1966.................................. 134.7 182.6 9.5 60.8 54.9 15.6 40.7 7.6 76.5 10.4 5.9 4.4
1967 157.6 207.0 13.4 75.1 6 8 .2 24.4 43.3 6 .8 92.3 20.7 6.9 4.4
1968.................................. 178.1 224.4 8.4 85.6 78.8 15.4 44.2 9.5 101.7 1 0 .2 6.9 3.9
1969.................................. 183.6 220.4 -1.7 87.1 79.4 ,8 43.2 8.7 98.0 -3.7 7.6 4.1
1070.................................. 195.7 2 2 0 .0 -.2 87.2 78.6 - 1 . 0 40.1 8 .1 90.3 -7.9 8.7 4.4
1971.................................. 2 1 0 .2 222.5 1.1 85.6 75.8 -3.6 36.1 7.3 [ 81.6 -0.7 9.0 4.6
1972 230.7 230.7 3.7 87.3 76.6 1.1 33.2 6 . 8 76.6 -6.0 10.7 4.6
1973 245.6 233.1 1.0 3 6 .6 74.5 -2 .7 3 0 .3 6.0 69.9 -8 .7 12.0 4.9
1974 267.9 236.9 1.6 91.2 77.8 4.4 29.1 5.6 66.1 -2 .6 13.4 5.0
1975 324.2 260.6 1 0 .0 102.1 85.6 10.0 26,4 5.8 68,5 .6 16.6 5.1
1976 364,5 274,9 5.5 107.9 89.4 4.5 24.5, 5.5 67.0 -2 .2 18.4 5.0
1976 TO 94.2 68.5 M 26.3 22.3 (X) 23.7 5.2 16.3 (X) 4.0 4.2
1977 400.5 280,9 2.2 115.5 97.5 9.1 24.3 5.2 67.4 .6 18.0 4.5
1976 448.4 294.3 4.8 124.2 105.2 7.9 23.5 5.0 67.8 .6 19.0 4.2
1979 491.0 298.3 1.4 137.8 117.7 11.9 24.0 5.0 70.4 3.8 19.9 4.0
1960 576.7 319.4 7.1 157.0 135,9 15.5 23.6 5.3 73.1 3.8 21.2 3.7
1981 657.2 330.6 3.5 182.B 159.8 17.6 24,3 5.6 76.6 4.8 23.0 3.5
1982, e s t ........................................ 72S.3 338.1 2.3 211.7 187.5 17.3 25.8 6.1 82.6 7.8 24.2 3.3
X Not applicable. ‘Change from prior year shown; lor 1950, change from 1945. ’ Gross national product; for definition,
see text, p. 417. ’ Transition quarter, July-Sept.
Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, T h e B u d g e t o f th e U n ite d S ta te s G o v e rn m e n t, annual, and unpublished data.
F ig u re 1 2.3 ' ■
Department of Defense-
Military Outlays by Function: 1970 to 1982
Billions of dollars
6illions of dollars
1In clu d es r e t ir e s . 3 Includes m aintenance.
S o u rc e C h a rt P repared b y U.S. Bureau o f th e Census. F o r d a ta , see ta b le 5 7 3 ,