Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (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 on nondefense items was 604 billion US dollars (2017; annual rate) in 2026-Q2, compared to 625 in 2026-Q1. This marks a reduction of 3.36 percent.
Sample. There are 78 records overall in the quarterly time series presented in the chart above. The series covers the period stretching from March 2007 to June 2026.
History. Here are a few summary statistics calculated on the full sample: real Federal spending on nondefense items had a mean of 546 USD billion (2017; annual rate); it recorded a minimum of 432 in March 2007; it hit a maximum of 671 in December 2024.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Chained 2017 US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 596667.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 625442.0 |
| 2026-06-30 | 603763.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense |
| 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 |
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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 | 318 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 318 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real gross private domestic investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 318 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real net exports of goods and services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 226 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 318 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 78 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 78 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 78 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 78 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real exports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 318 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real exports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 226 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real exports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 226 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real imports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 318 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real imports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 226 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real imports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 226 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
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 | 78 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 78 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 78 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 78 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
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 | 318 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |