Time Series Chart of UK Public Spending

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Spending Units: By default, public spending is displayed in billions of pounds. By using a dropdown control in the table heading you can select £ bln (2003), and percent of GDP.

Chart Title: You can create a title for your chart. Use the title text box to enter a title and click the button to the right of the text field.

UK or Country: By default, the chart shows overall United Kingdom government spending. But you can select spending for individual countries by selecting the country dropdown control in the table heading.

View: There are two ways to view the spending data. The default view breaks down spending into functions. There is also a COFOG view that categorizes spending using the UN standard methodology.

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Data Stack: By default, the data series are “stacked” when displayed on the chart. But you can change the setting to “un stack” the data series.

Chart Size: By default, the chart is displayed at medium size. But you can use the dropdown control to change the size.

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HM PESA Year: By default, the chart displays planned spending in the current HM Treasury Budget as published in the current Public Expenditure Statistical Analyaes. But you can look at previous budgeted numbers using the dropdown control.

Data Range

Start Year: You can select any start year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select a start year to get close, then select the start year you want.

End Year: You can select any end year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select an end year to get close, then select the end year you want.

Category	Sub-category	Central Gov.	Gen. Gov.	Local Auth.	Total
Data Series: You can select up to five data series to display on your chart. Click on a checkbox to add or delete a data series from the chart. Once you get to five data series you will have to delete a series before you can add one. Click a [+] expand control to drill down to more detailed data series.						X

If you’d like to create your own custom chart of spending data you should use the table above to make your selections.

Select the year range: Select the start year and the end year you want by selecting the years you want in the two year dropdown boxes.
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Select units: You can select the display in billions of nominal (i.e. inflated) pounds sterling, billions of real (i.e. year 2003) pounds, or as percent of GDP.

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Copy and Paste: Here is the dataset you have just charted. The table also includes nominal or chained GDP for each year charted. If you’d like the data for analysis, just copy the tab-delimited text in the textbox below (click cursor in text box, then press ctrl-A then press ctrl-C) and paste it into your spreadsheet.

Year GDP-UK (2005) Total Spending-total 1900 167.272 24.94 a 1901 170.794 26.98 i 1902 173.362 26.10 i 1903 171.755 23.65 i 1904 173.731 22.72 i 1905 178.818 22.20 a 1906 183.304 22.00 i 1907 186.791 21.48 i 1908 179.845 22.09 i 1909 184.098 23.51 i 1910 188.945 24.02 a 1911 195.179 24.63 i 1912 198.063 24.94 i 1913 206.222 26.08 a 1914 210.356 27.72 i 1915 221.726 72.25 a 1916 224.25 77.38 i 1917 222.88 79.02 a 1918 227.164 107.93 a 1919 209.326 71.23 i 1920 188.813 50.31 a 1921 170.477 49.68 a 1922 179.528 47.40 a 1923 184.847 44.54 a 1924 193.571 45.53 a 1925 200.383 47.65 a 1926 194.131 49.41 a 1927 209.061 50.28 a 1928 210.927 50.17 a 1929 216.946 51.18 a 1930 215.219 53.40 a 1931 205.235 55.83 a 1932 205.375 55.34 a 1933 211.907 52.56 a 1934 224.55 52.74 a 1935 232.855 55.16 a 1936 243.959 58.07 a 1937 252.497 61.68 a 1938 254.456 73.40 a 1939 265.653 93.28 a 1940 292.013 161.76 a 1941 317.44 194.56 a 1942 323.132 201.20 a 1943 328.684 208.52 a 1944 314.221 202.92 a 1945 299.851 179.34 a 1946 292.48 130.95 a 1947 288.748 108.13 a 1948 297.191 104.22 a 1949 307.068 107.13 a 1950 316.837 108.06 a 1951 325.481 123.71 a 1952 325.65 127.24 a 1953 338.144 129.90 a 1954 352.048 127.58 a 1955 364.223 127.28 a 1956 367.604 129.02 a 1957 373.697 129.12 a 1958 374.893 131.66 a 1959 390.941 137.65 a 1960 411.777 144.95 a 1961 421.387 158.44 a 1962 425.944 163.18 a 1963 444.254 170.21 a 1964 468.599 179.71 a 1965 479.033 188.50 a 1966 488.257 195.47 a 1967 500.287 217.27 a 1968 521.291 227.98 a 1969 532.105 223.93 a 1970 544.048 227.27 a 1971 555.428 233.46 a 1972 575.735 235.12 a 1973 617.164 252.89 a 1974 609.066 282.64 a 1975 605.277 292.23 a 1976 621.224 287.62 a 1977 635.973 267.71 a 1978 656.518 278.93 a 1979 674.11 288.18 a 1980 660.075 293.99 a 1981 651.345 294.97 a 1982 664.974 302.98 a 1983 689.073 297.65 a 1984 707.475 301.29 a 1985 732.943 305.73 a 1986 762.353 310.70 a 1987 797.132 306.09 a 1988 837.244 303.75 a 1989 856.345 293.29 a 1990 863.019 304.03 a 1991 851.002 310.17 a 1992 852.25 323.59 a 1993 871.188 347.04 a 1994 908.477 362.48 a 1995 936.207 381.63 a 1996 963.22 381.20 a 1997 995.077 381.62 a 1998 1030.97 381.08 a 1999 1066.77 376.87 a 2000 1108.54 385.19 a 2001 1135.82 402.17 a 2002 1159.64 415.39 a 2003 1192.21 434.32 a 2004 1227.39 460.58 a 2005 1254.06 488.31 a 2006 1289.83 488.92 a 2007 1322.84 514.39 a 2008 1330.09 548.33 a 2009 1264.65 527.34 a 2010 1343.98 561.08 g 2011 1384.84 580.48 g Legend: a - actual outturn i - interpolated between actual reported values e - estimate in HM Treasury 2008 budget g - "guesstimated" projection by ukpublicspending.co.uk

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Below is a formatted version of the dataset displayed in the chart. Included is a column of nominal or chained GDP for each year charted.

Total Spending
Fiscal Years 1900 to 2011
Year	GDP (2005)	Total Spending -total £ bln 2005
1900	167.272	24.94	a
1901	170.794	26.98	i
1902	173.362	26.10	i
1903	171.755	23.65	i
1904	173.731	22.72	i
1905	178.818	22.20	a
1906	183.304	22.00	i
1907	186.791	21.48	i
1908	179.845	22.09	i
1909	184.098	23.51	i
1910	188.945	24.02	a
1911	195.179	24.63	i
1912	198.063	24.94	i
1913	206.222	26.08	a
1914	210.356	27.72	i
1915	221.726	72.25	a
1916	224.25	77.38	i
1917	222.88	79.02	a
1918	227.164	107.93	a
1919	209.326	71.23	i
1920	188.813	50.31	a
1921	170.477	49.68	a
1922	179.528	47.40	a
1923	184.847	44.54	a
1924	193.571	45.53	a
1925	200.383	47.65	a
1926	194.131	49.41	a
1927	209.061	50.28	a
1928	210.927	50.17	a
1929	216.946	51.18	a
1930	215.219	53.40	a
1931	205.235	55.83	a
1932	205.375	55.34	a
1933	211.907	52.56	a
1934	224.55	52.74	a
1935	232.855	55.16	a
1936	243.959	58.07	a
1937	252.497	61.68	a
1938	254.456	73.40	a
1939	265.653	93.28	a
1940	292.013	161.76	a
1941	317.44	194.56	a
1942	323.132	201.20	a
1943	328.684	208.52	a
1944	314.221	202.92	a
1945	299.851	179.34	a
1946	292.48	130.95	a
1947	288.748	108.13	a
1948	297.191	104.22	a
1949	307.068	107.13	a
1950	316.837	108.06	a
1951	325.481	123.71	a
1952	325.65	127.24	a
1953	338.144	129.90	a
1954	352.048	127.58	a
1955	364.223	127.28	a
1956	367.604	129.02	a
1957	373.697	129.12	a
1958	374.893	131.66	a
1959	390.941	137.65	a
1960	411.777	144.95	a
1961	421.387	158.44	a
1962	425.944	163.18	a
1963	444.254	170.21	a
1964	468.599	179.71	a
1965	479.033	188.50	a
1966	488.257	195.47	a
1967	500.287	217.27	a
1968	521.291	227.98	a
1969	532.105	223.93	a
1970	544.048	227.27	a
1971	555.428	233.46	a
1972	575.735	235.12	a
1973	617.164	252.89	a
1974	609.066	282.64	a
1975	605.277	292.23	a
1976	621.224	287.62	a
1977	635.973	267.71	a
1978	656.518	278.93	a
1979	674.11	288.18	a
1980	660.075	293.99	a
1981	651.345	294.97	a
1982	664.974	302.98	a
1983	689.073	297.65	a
1984	707.475	301.29	a
1985	732.943	305.73	a
1986	762.353	310.70	a
1987	797.132	306.09	a
1988	837.244	303.75	a
1989	856.345	293.29	a
1990	863.019	304.03	a
1991	851.002	310.17	a
1992	852.25	323.59	a
1993	871.188	347.04	a
1994	908.477	362.48	a
1995	936.207	381.63	a
1996	963.22	381.20	a
1997	995.077	381.62	a
1998	1030.97	381.08	a
1999	1066.77	376.87	a
2000	1108.54	385.19	a
2001	1135.82	402.17	a
2002	1159.64	415.39	a
2003	1192.21	434.32	a
2004	1227.39	460.58	a
2005	1254.06	488.31	a
2006	1289.83	488.92	a
2007	1322.84	514.39	a
2008	1330.09	548.33	a
2009	1264.65	527.34	a
2010	1343.98	561.08	g
2011	1384.84	580.48	g
Legend: a - actual outturn i - interpolated between actual reported values e - estimate in HM Treasury 2008 budget g - "guesstimated" projection by ukpublicspending.co.uk

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PESA 2010 Update

UkPublicSpending.co.uk now shows spending numbers at the subfunction level as released by HM Treasury in its Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) 2010.

Spending for 2008-09 is now "outturn"; spending for 2009-10 is now "estimated outturn". Central government spending for 2010-11 is "plans", as estimated by HM Treasury. Local authority spending for 2010-11 is "guesstimated" by UkPublicSpending.co.uk by projecting the change between 2008-09 and 2009-10 forward to 2010-11.

Note: HM Treasury has not released spending estimates at the subfunction level for years after the current fiscal year 2010-11.

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