Nominal expenses are expected to reach a record high in 2008, but inflation-adjusted expenses remain below 1979-80

Billion dollars

Line graph with 2 lines and 35 points per line.

Line 1, Nominal expenses.
Point 1, is No data.
Point 2, 1975 is 75.
Point 3, is 82.7.
Point 4, is 88.9.
Point 5, is 103.2.
Point 6, is 123.3.
Point 7, 1980 is 133.1.
Point 8, is 139.4.
Point 9, is 140.3.
Point 10, is 139.6.
Point 11, is 142.
Point 12, 1985 is 132.6.
Point 13, is 125.
Point 14, is 130.4.
Point 15, is 138.3.
Point 16, is 145.1.
Point 17, 1990 is 151.5.
Point 18, is 151.8.
Point 19, is 150.4.
Point 20, is 158.3.
Point 21, is 163.5.
Point 22, 1995 is 171.1.
Point 23, is 176.9.
Point 24, is 186.7.
Point 25, is 185.5.
Point 26, is 187.2.
Point 27, 2000 is 193.053.
Point 28, is 196.905.
Point 29, is 193.056.
Point 30, is 199.585.
Point 31, is 209.837.
Point 32, 2005 is 221.77.
Point 33, is 233.87.
Point 34, is 254.371.
Point 35, is 294.8.
Line 2, Inflation-adjusted expenses (Implicit GDP deflator 2000=100).
Point 1, is No data.
Point 2, 1975 is 197.5.
Point 3, is 205.8.
Point 4, is 207.9.
Point 5, is 225.6.
Point 6, is 248.8.
Point 7, 1980 is 246.4.
Point 8, is 235.9.
Point 9, is 223.7.
Point 10, is 214.1.
Point 11, is 209.9.
Point 12, 1985 is 190.2.
Point 13, is 175.4.
Point 14, is 178.1.
Point 15, is 182.7.
Point 16, is 184.6.
Point 17, 1990 is 185.7.
Point 18, is 179.9.
Point 19, is 174.1.
Point 20, is 179.1.
Point 21, is 181.1.
Point 22, 1995 is 185.7.
Point 23, is 188.4.
Point 24, is 195.7.
Point 25, is 192.2.
Point 26, is 191.3.
Point 27, 2000 is 193.053.
Point 28, is 192.29.
Point 29, is 185.274.
Point 30, is 187.58.
Point 31, is 191.632.
Point 32, 2005 is 196.256.
Point 33, is 200.575.
Point 34, is 212.507.
Point 35, is 242.

Source: Economic Research Service, USDA.

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