Solid
	Natural	Parks &		waste
Year	resources	recreation	Sewerage	management	Total
	billions of constant 1996 dollars
1965	7.82	4.63	6.60	3.32	22.41
1966	8.34	4.87	6.99	3.52	23.71
1967	9.28	5.12	6.51	3.53	24.43
1968	9.39	5.36	6.58	3.73	25.06
1969	6.78	4.39	5.05	2.85	19.07
1970	9.39	6.50	7.47	4.30	27.63
1971	10.09	6.91	8.68	4.72	30.41
1972	9.81	7.29	10.25	5.00	32.34
1973	9.76	7.62	10.71	5.12	33.21
1974	9.99	8.06	11.14	5.24	34.43
1975	10.54	8.64	13.14	5.45	37.77
1976	11.02	9.13	14.04	5.44	39.65
1977	9.00	10.93	15.66	5.26	40.85
1978	8.77	10.93	14.80	5.66	40.14
1979	9.01	11.29	16.84	5.72	42.85
1980	9.66	11.43	17.34	5.82	44.25
1981	9.91	11.32	17.83	6.06	45.12
1982	9.92	11.32	16.32	6.23	43.79
1983	10.28	11.69	16.32	6.33	44.63
1984	10.39	11.67	16.13	6.59	44.78
1985	11.34	12.43	16.54	7.07	47.39
1986	12.04	13.49	17.67	7.75	50.96
1987	12.81	14.20	19.53	8.38	54.92
1988	12.77	15.05	20.36	9.16	57.34
1989	13.32	15.53	20.46	10.48	59.79
1990	14.25	16.56	21.17	11.72	63.70
1991	14.03	17.77	21.95	12.65	66.40
1992	14.21	17.13	22.15	13.12	66.60
1993	14.00	17.00	24.13	13.52	68.65
1994	14.57	17.37	22.52	14.62	69.09
1995	15.55	18.24	24.04	15.28	73.10
1996	15.82	19.14	24.67	14.70	74.33

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics on Government Finances and Employment (data for fiscal years 1965 through 1981), Government Finances (data for fiscal years 1982 through 1987), and United States State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government (Internet accessible data for fiscal years 1988 through 1996).

Note:   Implicit price deflators from Table 2.1 were used to calculate constant dollars.

Last Updated on Saturday, April 15, 2000