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CHAPTER 4. YEAR-END SPENDING 183<br />

Figure 4.1: Federal Contract<strong>in</strong>g by Week, Pooled 2004 to 2009 FPDS<br />

Spend<strong>in</strong>g (billions)<br />

Number of contracts (thous<strong>and</strong>s)<br />

$250<br />

$200<br />

$150<br />

$100<br />

$50<br />

$-<br />

800<br />

600<br />

400<br />

200<br />

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Week<br />

(a) Spend<strong>in</strong>g<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152<br />

Week<br />

(b) Number of Contracts<br />

Source: Federal Procurement Data System, accessed October, 2010 via<br />

www.usaspend<strong>in</strong>g.gov.<br />

Note: Total spend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> number of contracts by week of the fiscal year. Spend<strong>in</strong>g values<br />

<strong>in</strong>flation-adjusted to 2009 dollars us<strong>in</strong>g the CPI-U.

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