Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: US nominal GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, Federal spending on nondefense items stood at 821 billion US dollars (annual rate) in 2025-Q2, compared to 833 in the previous quarter. This constitutes a reduction of 1.44 percent.
Sample. There are 314 observations in the quarterly series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time period extending from March 1947 to June 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics we computed on the whole sample: Federal spending on nondefense items had a mean value of 208 billion US dollars (annual rate); it hit a trough of 4 in December 1947; it recorded a maximum of 833 in March 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | 827237.0 |
| 2025-03-31 | 833117.0 |
| 2025-06-30 | 820652.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Annual rate |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | US dollars (USD) million |
| Source | Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
Series in the same data set: GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Series in the same data set: Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Gross private domestic investment (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Net exports of goods and services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Series in the same data set: PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Series in the same data set: Investment components
Series in the same data set: Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Exports: Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Exports: Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Imports (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Imports: Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Imports: Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Series in the same data set: Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |