Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: US real GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, real Federal spending was 1,527 billion US dollars (2017; annual rate) in 2025-Q3, compared to 1,517 in 2025-Q2. This represents an increase of 0.66 percent.
Sample. There are 75 data points overall in the quarterly series displayed in the graph above. The time span covered by the series goes from March 2007 to September 2025.
History. Have a look at a few summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: real Federal spending averaged 1,360 billion US dollars (2017; annual rate); it hit a trough of 1,186 in March 2007; it achieved a maximum of 1,559 in December 2024.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Chained 2017 US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | 1537219.0 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1516604.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1526554.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Real aggregate |
| Deflation method | Constant prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Annual rate |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Chained 2017 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
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Real GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real gross domestic product (GDP) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real gross private domestic investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real net exports of goods and services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 223 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real exports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real exports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 223 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real exports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 223 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real imports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real imports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 223 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real imports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 223 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Residual
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Difference between real GDP and the sum of its components due to price chaining (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |