Federal Revenues, Expenditures, and
Deficits Relative to GDP
2008— Recession & Obama begins 2000— Bush follows 1980— Reagan begins
Federal Gross and Net Debt Relative to GDP
Source: Office of
Management and the Budget, Historical Tables, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals
Annual Growth Rate
Annual Growth Rate 1949-1970: 4.00%
1970-2007: 3.05% Cart Reagan 3.18% 3.32%
3.79% 2.33% (through 2007)
Source: