Table Data - Total Federal Budget Surplus or Deficit for the United States
| Title | Total Federal Budget Surplus or Deficit for the United States |
|---|---|
| Series ID | M1525AUSM144NNBR |
| Source | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| Release | NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Millions of Dollars |
| Date Range | 1879-01-01 to 1915-09-01 |
| Last Updated | 2012-08-20 8:46 AM CDT |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1879-01-01 | -11.7 |
| 1879-02-01 | 1.4 |
| 1879-03-01 | -0.7 |
| 1879-04-01 | 1.8 |
| 1879-05-01 | 0.5 |
| 1879-06-01 | 5.6 |
| 1879-07-01 | -19.3 |
| 1879-08-01 | 1.4 |
| 1879-09-01 | 3.3 |
| 1879-10-01 | 6.0 |
| 1879-11-01 | 1.0 |
| 1879-12-01 | 8.2 |
| 1880-01-01 | 1.6 |
| 1880-02-01 | 7.8 |
| 1880-03-01 | 17.0 |
| 1880-04-01 | 11.8 |
| 1880-05-01 | 14.6 |
| 1880-06-01 | 6.3 |
| 1880-07-01 | -1.0 |
| 1880-08-01 | 9.4 |
| 1880-09-01 | 11.7 |
| 1880-10-01 | 6.1 |
| 1880-11-01 | 3.7 |
| 1880-12-01 | 8.3 |
| 1881-01-01 | 1.1 |
| 1881-02-01 | 10.7 |
| 1881-03-01 | 8.9 |
| 1881-04-01 | 9.3 |
| 1881-05-01 | 10.2 |
| 1881-06-01 | 16.0 |
| 1881-07-01 | -2.7 |
| 1881-08-01 | 11.3 |
| 1881-09-01 | 16.3 |
| 1881-10-01 | 11.5 |
| 1881-11-01 | 7.3 |
| 1881-12-01 | 12.4 |
| 1882-01-01 | 7.0 |
| 1882-02-01 | 7.7 |
| 1882-03-01 | 17.6 |
| 1882-04-01 | 11.3 |
| 1882-05-01 | 8.2 |
| 1882-06-01 | 14.6 |
| 1882-07-01 | 5.9 |
| 1882-08-01 | 8.7 |
| 1882-09-01 | 13.7 |
| 1882-10-01 | 10.1 |
| 1882-11-01 | 4.0 |
| 1882-12-01 | 11.8 |
| 1883-01-01 | 8.6 |
| 1883-02-01 | 3.9 |
| 1883-03-01 | 6.6 |
| 1883-04-01 | -1.6 |
| 1883-05-01 | 3.3 |
| 1883-06-01 | 18.4 |
| 1883-07-01 | -5.9 |
| 1883-08-01 | 5.0 |
| 1883-09-01 | 15.7 |
| 1883-10-01 | 9.0 |
| 1883-11-01 | 0.7 |
| 1883-12-01 | 12.9 |
| 1884-01-01 | 7.8 |
| 1884-02-01 | 2.7 |
| 1884-03-01 | 16.0 |
| 1884-04-01 | 3.4 |
| 1884-05-01 | 3.8 |
| 1884-06-01 | 11.1 |
| 1884-07-01 | -4.4 |
| 1884-08-01 | 3.7 |
| 1884-09-01 | 12.0 |
| 1884-10-01 | 2.8 |
| 1884-11-01 | 0.8 |
| 1884-12-01 | 0.9 |
| 1885-01-01 | 4.7 |
| 1885-02-01 | 4.9 |
| 1885-03-01 | 1.5 |
| 1885-04-01 | -0.6 |
| 1885-05-01 | 5.1 |
| 1885-06-01 | 11.9 |
| 1885-07-01 | -6.9 |
| 1885-08-01 | 5.2 |
| 1885-09-01 | 13.1 |
| 1885-10-01 | 7.4 |
| 1885-11-01 | 1.8 |
| 1885-12-01 | 10.8 |
| 1886-01-01 | 1.9 |
| 1886-02-01 | 3.8 |
| 1886-03-01 | 16.1 |
| 1886-04-01 | 5.8 |
| 1886-05-01 | 10.4 |
| 1886-06-01 | 10.8 |
| 1886-07-01 | 0.2 |
| 1886-08-01 | 3.3 |
| 1886-09-01 | 11.1 |
| 1886-10-01 | 6.0 |
| 1886-11-01 | 1.9 |
| 1886-12-01 | 10.1 |
| 1887-01-01 | 5.0 |
| 1887-02-01 | 4.3 |
| 1887-03-01 | 11.8 |
| 1887-04-01 | 9.9 |
| 1887-05-01 | 11.4 |
| 1887-06-01 | 18.1 |
| 1887-07-01 | -4.3 |
| 1887-08-01 | 7.3 |
| 1887-09-01 | 16.9 |
| 1887-10-01 | 12.1 |
| 1887-11-01 | 0.7 |
| 1887-12-01 | 16.1 |
| 1888-01-01 | 8.9 |
| 1888-02-01 | 11.3 |
| 1888-03-01 | 12.3 |
| 1888-04-01 | 5.5 |
| 1888-05-01 | 7.8 |
| 1888-06-01 | 17.3 |
| 1888-07-01 | -4.8 |
| 1888-08-01 | 11.8 |
| 1888-09-01 | 16.9 |
| 1888-10-01 | 3.9 |
| 1888-11-01 | -7.0 |
| 1888-12-01 | 15.2 |
| 1889-01-01 | 8.2 |
| 1889-02-01 | -2.8 |
| 1889-03-01 | 14.2 |
| 1889-04-01 | 10.9 |
| 1889-05-01 | 11.8 |
| 1889-06-01 | 19.3 |
| 1889-07-01 | -9.8 |
| 1889-08-01 | 0.0 |
| 1889-09-01 | 17.2 |
| 1889-10-01 | 6.2 |
| 1889-11-01 | 7.5 |
| 1889-12-01 | 6.4 |
| 1890-01-01 | 8.9 |
| 1890-02-01 | 6.8 |
| 1890-03-01 | 19.3 |
| 1890-04-01 | 4.8 |
| 1890-05-01 | 9.0 |
| 1890-06-01 | 22.9 |
| 1890-07-01 | 1.3 |
| 1890-08-01 | 1.3 |
| 1890-09-01 | 10.1 |
| 1890-10-01 | 3.5 |
| 1890-11-01 | -11.8 |
| 1890-12-01 | 13.1 |
| 1891-01-01 | 15.3 |
| 1891-02-01 | -0.1 |
| 1891-03-01 | -0.1 |
| 1891-04-01 | 1.7 |
| 1891-05-01 | -0.4 |
| 1891-06-01 | -2.0 |
| 1891-07-01 | -3.9 |
| 1891-08-01 | 9.3 |
| 1891-09-01 | 4.9 |
| 1891-10-01 | -2.3 |
| 1891-11-01 | 0.6 |
| 1891-12-01 | -2.8 |
| 1892-01-01 | -3.8 |
| 1892-02-01 | 4.7 |
| 1892-03-01 | 2.0 |
| 1892-04-01 | -3.1 |
| 1892-05-01 | -3.5 |
| 1892-06-01 | 3.1 |
| 1892-07-01 | -2.0 |
| 1892-08-01 | 2.1 |
| 1892-09-01 | 3.6 |
| 1892-10-01 | 0.1 |
| 1892-11-01 | -0.9 |
| 1892-12-01 | -0.4 |
| 1893-01-01 | -3.4 |
| 1893-02-01 | -1.2 |
| 1893-03-01 | 2.5 |
| 1893-04-01 | -4.8 |
| 1893-05-01 | 0.7 |
| 1893-06-01 | 1.9 |
| 1893-07-01 | -8.8 |
| 1893-08-01 | -9.4 |
| 1893-09-01 | -0.9 |
| 1893-10-01 | -5.0 |
| 1893-11-01 | -7.3 |
| 1893-12-01 | -7.8 |
| 1894-01-01 | -7.2 |
| 1894-02-01 | -4.4 |
| 1894-03-01 | -6.3 |
| 1894-04-01 | -9.4 |
| 1894-05-01 | -6.7 |
| 1894-06-01 | 0.9 |
| 1894-07-01 | -1.8 |
| 1894-08-01 | 8.7 |
| 1894-09-01 | -7.7 |
| 1894-10-01 | -13.6 |
| 1894-11-01 | -9.1 |
| 1894-12-01 | -5.2 |
| 1895-01-01 | -6.7 |
| 1895-02-01 | -2.3 |
| 1895-03-01 | -0.2 |
| 1895-04-01 | -8.8 |
| 1895-05-01 | -2.6 |
| 1895-06-01 | 2.3 |
| 1895-07-01 | -9.4 |
| 1895-08-01 | -3.6 |
| 1895-09-01 | 3.1 |
| 1895-10-01 | -6.2 |
| 1895-11-01 | -1.1 |
| 1895-12-01 | 0.6 |
| 1896-01-01 | -3.5 |
| 1896-02-01 | 0.2 |
| 1896-03-01 | -1.3 |
| 1896-04-01 | -4.4 |
| 1896-05-01 | -3.5 |
| 1896-06-01 | 0.2 |
| 1896-07-01 | -13.2 |
| 1896-08-01 | -10.4 |
| 1896-09-01 | -1.8 |
| 1896-10-01 | -7.9 |
| 1896-11-01 | -7.6 |
| 1896-12-01 | 0.7 |
| 1897-01-01 | -6.0 |
| 1897-02-01 | -4.3 |
| 1897-03-01 | 8.8 |
| 1897-04-01 | 6.1 |
| 1897-05-01 | 0.7 |
| 1897-06-01 | 10.2 |
| 1897-07-01 | -10.9 |
| 1897-08-01 | -14.4 |
| 1897-09-01 | -3.5 |
| 1897-10-01 | -9.3 |
| 1897-11-01 | 10.3 |
| 1897-12-01 | 32.5 |
| 1898-01-01 | 0.9 |
| 1898-02-01 | 1.0 |
| 1898-03-01 | 1.1 |
| 1898-04-01 | -11.3 |
| 1898-05-01 | -17.7 |
| 1898-06-01 | -14.4 |
| 1898-07-01 | -29.8 |
| 1898-08-01 | -14.5 |
| 1898-09-01 | -14.6 |
| 1898-10-01 | -14.3 |
| 1898-11-01 | -10.2 |
| 1898-12-01 | -0.5 |
| 1899-01-01 | -9.4 |
| 1899-02-01 | -5.7 |
| 1899-03-01 | 13.7 |
| 1899-04-01 | -24.3 |
| 1899-05-01 | 4.3 |
| 1899-06-01 | 14.1 |
| 1899-07-01 | -8.5 |
| 1899-08-01 | 4.5 |
| 1899-09-01 | 7.7 |
| 1899-10-01 | 3.5 |
| 1899-11-01 | 6.2 |
| 1899-12-01 | 7.7 |
| 1900-01-01 | 8.8 |
| 1900-02-01 | 7.8 |
| 1900-03-01 | 16.5 |
| 1900-04-01 | 4.1 |
| 1900-05-01 | 4.9 |
| 1900-06-01 | 15.3 |
| 1900-07-01 | -4.0 |
| 1900-08-01 | -0.8 |
| 1900-09-01 | 5.7 |
| 1900-10-01 | 3.6 |
| 1900-11-01 | 7.1 |
| 1900-12-01 | 6.3 |
| 1901-01-01 | 7.4 |
| 1901-02-01 | 6.9 |
| 1901-03-01 | 9.1 |
| 1901-04-01 | 5.7 |
| 1901-05-01 | 10.5 |
| 1901-06-01 | 17.0 |
| 1901-07-01 | 0.0 |
| 1901-08-01 | 6.0 |
| 1901-09-01 | 11.5 |
| 1901-10-01 | 9.3 |
| 1901-11-01 | 5.5 |
| 1901-12-01 | 9.8 |
| 1902-01-01 | 7.9 |
| 1902-02-01 | 2.1 |
| 1902-03-01 | 8.3 |
| 1902-04-01 | 4.7 |
| 1902-05-01 | 10.8 |
| 1902-06-01 | 15.9 |
| 1902-07-01 | -7.5 |
| 1902-08-01 | 6.0 |
| 1902-09-01 | 11.0 |
| 1902-10-01 | 4.5 |
| 1902-11-01 | 0.6 |
| 1902-12-01 | 10.7 |
| 1903-01-01 | 3.4 |
| 1903-02-01 | 5.2 |
| 1903-03-01 | 0.4 |
| 1903-04-01 | 1.5 |
| 1903-05-01 | 3.5 |
| 1903-06-01 | 13.8 |
| 1903-07-01 | -7.9 |
| 1903-08-01 | 7.0 |
| 1903-09-01 | 6.5 |
| 1903-10-01 | -5.0 |
| 1903-11-01 | -2.7 |
| 1903-12-01 | 10.5 |
| 1904-01-01 | -6.8 |
| 1904-02-01 | 3.3 |
| 1904-03-01 | 3.0 |
| 1904-04-01 | -5.5 |
| 1904-05-01 | -54.7 |
| 1904-06-01 | 10.9 |
| 1904-07-01 | -17.4 |
| 1904-08-01 | -6.4 |
| 1904-09-01 | 5.9 |
| 1904-10-01 | -3.9 |
| 1904-11-01 | -4.1 |
| 1904-12-01 | 3.5 |
| 1905-01-01 | -6.2 |
| 1905-02-01 | 3.2 |
| 1905-03-01 | 1.0 |
| 1905-04-01 | -9.2 |
| 1905-05-01 | -2.9 |
| 1905-06-01 | 12.4 |
| 1905-07-01 | -13.8 |
| 1905-08-01 | -4.7 |
| 1905-09-01 | 8.9 |
| 1905-10-01 | -4.9 |
| 1905-11-01 | 2.1 |
| 1905-12-01 | 8.0 |
| 1906-01-01 | 3.9 |
| 1906-02-01 | 4.5 |
| 1906-03-01 | 4.6 |
| 1906-04-01 | -2.0 |
| 1906-05-01 | 2.1 |
| 1906-06-01 | 19.6 |
| 1906-07-01 | -13.5 |
| 1906-08-01 | 8.2 |
| 1906-09-01 | 11.2 |
| 1906-10-01 | 2.6 |
| 1906-11-01 | 7.3 |
| 1906-12-01 | 9.5 |
| 1907-01-01 | 7.4 |
| 1907-02-01 | 8.2 |
| 1907-03-01 | 10.6 |
| 1907-04-01 | 5.2 |
| 1907-05-01 | 8.5 |
| 1907-06-01 | 21.9 |
| 1907-07-01 | -10.9 |
| 1907-08-01 | 3.4 |
| 1907-09-01 | 2.9 |
| 1907-10-01 | 0.1 |
| 1907-11-01 | 3.1 |
| 1907-12-01 | -8.6 |
| 1908-01-01 | -9.4 |
| 1908-02-01 | -8.6 |
| 1908-03-01 | -8.6 |
| 1908-04-01 | -16.0 |
| 1908-05-01 | -12.0 |
| 1908-06-01 | 4.0 |
| 1908-07-01 | -24.8 |
| 1908-08-01 | -3.9 |
| 1908-09-01 | -4.6 |
| 1908-10-01 | -10.7 |
| 1908-11-01 | -9.9 |
| 1908-12-01 | -10.3 |
| 1909-01-01 | -15.5 |
| 1909-02-01 | -6.5 |
| 1909-03-01 | -3.1 |
| 1909-04-01 | -2.9 |
| 1909-05-01 | -5.5 |
| 1909-06-01 | 6.3 |
| 1909-07-01 | -16.2 |
| 1909-08-01 | -9.4 |
| 1909-09-01 | -3.9 |
| 1909-10-01 | -4.7 |
| 1909-11-01 | -7.8 |
| 1909-12-01 | 1.6 |
| 1910-01-01 | -4.6 |
| 1910-02-01 | -2.0 |
| 1910-03-01 | 6.6 |
| 1910-04-01 | -3.6 |
| 1910-05-01 | -0.6 |
| 1910-06-01 | 20.0 |
| 1910-07-01 | -14.0 |
| 1910-08-01 | -6.1 |
| 1910-09-01 | -0.4 |
| 1910-10-01 | -6.1 |
| 1910-11-01 | 1.4 |
| 1910-12-01 | 1.6 |
| 1911-01-01 | -3.1 |
| 1911-02-01 | -2.2 |
| 1911-03-01 | 4.0 |
| 1911-04-01 | -4.3 |
| 1911-05-01 | 2.5 |
| 1911-06-01 | 35.6 |
| 1911-07-01 | -19.1 |
| 1911-08-01 | -8.7 |
| 1911-09-01 | 3.2 |
| 1911-10-01 | -7.1 |
| 1911-11-01 | -3.8 |
| 1911-12-01 | -3.9 |
| 1912-01-01 | -3.8 |
| 1912-02-01 | -1.1 |
| 1912-03-01 | 7.5 |
| 1912-04-01 | -5.1 |
| 1912-05-01 | 2.9 |
| 1912-06-01 | 40.2 |
| 1912-07-01 | -4.9 |
| 1912-08-01 | -6.3 |
| 1912-09-01 | -4.6 |
| 1912-10-01 | -0.9 |
| 1912-11-01 | 1.8 |
| 1912-12-01 | -6.9 |
| 1913-01-01 | 2.8 |
| 1913-02-01 | -1.8 |
| 1913-03-01 | 1.9 |
| 1913-04-01 | -6.0 |
| 1913-05-01 | -7.0 |
| 1913-06-01 | 30.3 |
| 1913-07-01 | -13.2 |
| 1913-08-01 | -5.0 |
| 1913-09-01 | -3.8 |
| 1913-10-01 | 1.5 |
| 1913-11-01 | -5.5 |
| 1913-12-01 | -8.7 |
| 1914-01-01 | -7.1 |
| 1914-02-01 | -11.9 |
| 1914-03-01 | -2.0 |
| 1914-04-01 | -10.7 |
| 1914-05-01 | -6.1 |
| 1914-06-01 | 70.9 |
| 1914-07-01 | -2.4 |
| 1914-08-01 | -22.2 |
| 1914-09-01 | -9.4 |
| 1914-10-01 | -20.5 |
| 1914-11-01 | -18.2 |
| 1914-12-01 | -6.8 |
| 1915-01-01 | -10.7 |
| 1915-02-01 | -14.4 |
| 1915-03-01 | -6.9 |
| 1915-04-01 | -15.0 |
| 1915-05-01 | -5.9 |
| 1915-06-01 | 67.0 |
| 1915-07-01 | -17.0 |
| 1915-08-01 | -14.8 |
| 1915-09-01 | -12.5 |