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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.

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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.

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.
Select spending items: Just click the checkbox for the spending item (up to 5 allowed at once) you want to display and view the chart. Click the checkbox to unselect spending items you don’t want.
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 Education-total Welfare-total 1900 1.885 0.00 2.71 a 1901 1.893 0.00 2.85 i 1902 1.906 0.00 2.99 i 1903 1.881 0.00 3.19 i 1904 1.881 0.00 3.40 i 1905 1.949 0.00 3.54 a 1906 2.033 0.00 3.54 i 1907 2.113 0.00 3.60 i 1908 2.011 0.00 4.03 i 1909 2.052 0.00 4.14 i 1910 2.14 0.00 4.16 a 1911 2.227 0.00 4.18 i 1912 2.327 0.00 4.17 i 1913 2.42 0.00 4.17 a 1914 2.451 0.00 3.96 i 1915 2.943 0.00 3.16 a 1916 3.434 0.00 3.17 i 1917 4.276 0.00 2.99 a 1918 5.108 0.00 2.25 a 1919 5.484 0.00 3.96 i 1920 5.975 1.62 a 3.56 a 1921 4.907 2.18 a 4.65 a 1922 4.458 2.18 a 4.62 a 1923 4.254 2.14 a 4.30 a 1924 4.366 2.13 a 4.19 a 1925 4.508 2.15 a 4.10 a 1926 4.349 2.28 a 4.48 a 1927 4.599 2.22 a 4.13 a 1928 4.599 2.28 a 4.41 a 1929 4.692 2.30 a 4.43 a 1930 4.615 2.45 a 5.37 a 1931 4.316 2.69 a 6.33 a 1932 4.223 2.60 a 6.61 a 1933 4.298 2.51 a 6.26 a 1934 4.517 2.46 a 5.91 a 1935 4.72 2.50 a 5.74 a 1936 4.987 2.51 a 5.31 a 1937 5.334 2.47 a 4.93 a 1938 5.502 2.53 a 5.05 a 1939 5.918 2.59 a 5.05 a 1940 7.183 2.34 a 4.50 a 1941 8.654 2.14 a 4.01 a 1942 9.482 2.15 a 3.93 a 1943 10.093 2.23 a 3.98 a 1944 10.18 2.43 a 4.25 a 1945 9.908 2.75 a 4.70 a 1946 9.968 3.01 a 5.04 a 1947 10.772 3.06 a 5.01 a 1948 11.974 3.03 a 4.86 a 1949 12.726 3.14 a 4.92 a 1950 13.308 3.31 a 6.28 a 1951 14.784 3.28 a 4.78 a 1952 15.983 3.37 a 5.16 a 1953 17.121 3.30 a 5.34 a 1954 18.126 3.34 a 5.09 a 1955 19.49 3.38 a 5.21 a 1956 20.956 3.63 a 5.19 a 1957 22.105 3.86 a 5.18 a 1958 23.05 3.93 a 5.96 a 1959 24.348 3.99 a 6.08 a 1960 25.977 4.06 a 5.87 a 1961 27.413 4.03 a 6.18 a 1962 28.711 4.43 a 6.34 a 1963 30.409 4.56 a 6.81 a 1964 33.228 4.61 a 6.59 a 1965 35.888 4.77 a 7.00 a 1966 38.189 5.00 a 7.06 a 1967 40.281 5.30 a 7.55 a 1968 43.656 5.35 a 8.01 a 1969 47.023 5.33 a 8.08 a 1970 51.696 5.39 a 8.10 a 1971 57.67 5.48 a 8.00 a 1972 64.621 5.52 a 8.50 a 1973 74.545 5.58 a 8.11 a 1974 84.513 5.78 a 8.91 a 1975 106.717 6.51 a 9.29 a 1976 126.274 6.14 a 9.83 a 1977 146.973 5.64 a 9.84 a 1978 169.344 5.33 a 10.20 a 1979 199.22 5.09 a 10.17 a 1980 233.184 5.33 a 10.48 a 1981 256.279 5.41 a 11.72 a 1982 281.024 5.27 a 12.35 a 1983 307.207 4.88 a 10.87 a 1984 329.913 4.79 a 11.12 a 1985 361.758 4.53 a 10.97 a 1986 389.149 4.37 a 11.13 a 1987 428.665 4.36 a 10.85 a 1988 478.51 4.26 a 10.16 a 1989 525.274 4.19 a 9.46 a 1990 570.283 4.31 a 9.26 a 1991 598.664 4.43 a 9.87 a 1992 622.08 4.71 a 11.28 a 1993 654.196 4.85 a 12.15 a 1994 692.987 4.81 a 12.53 a 1995 733.266 5.00 a 8.30 a 1996 781.726 4.68 a 8.11 a 1997 830.094 4.48 a 7.76 a 1998 879.102 4.26 a 7.21 a 1999 928.73 4.26 a 5.90 a 2000 976.533 4.28 a 6.02 a 2001 1021.83 4.44 a 6.05 a 2002 1075.56 4.68 a 6.05 a 2003 1139.75 4.68 a 5.74 a 2004 1202.96 4.94 a 6.12 a 2005 1254.06 5.33 a 6.20 a 2006 1325.8 5.42 a 6.13 a 2007 1398.88 5.36 a 6.00 a 2008 1405 9.00 b 6.18 a 2009 1473 9.10 g 6.16 a 2010 1550 5.48 g 6.07 g 2011 1632 5.48 g 5.92 g Legend: a - actual outturn i - interpolated between actual reported values b - estimated outturn in HM Treasury 2008 budget g - "guesstimated" projection by ukpublicspending.co.uk e - estimate in HM Treasury 2008 budget

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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.

Various Items
Fiscal Years 1900 to 2011
Year	GDP	Education -total percent GDP		Welfare -total percent GDP
1900	1.885	0.00		2.71	a
1901	1.893	0.00		2.85	i
1902	1.906	0.00		2.99	i
1903	1.881	0.00		3.19	i
1904	1.881	0.00		3.40	i
1905	1.949	0.00		3.54	a
1906	2.033	0.00		3.54	i
1907	2.113	0.00		3.60	i
1908	2.011	0.00		4.03	i
1909	2.052	0.00		4.14	i
1910	2.14	0.00		4.16	a
1911	2.227	0.00		4.18	i
1912	2.327	0.00		4.17	i
1913	2.42	0.00		4.17	a
1914	2.451	0.00		3.96	i
1915	2.943	0.00		3.16	a
1916	3.434	0.00		3.17	i
1917	4.276	0.00		2.99	a
1918	5.108	0.00		2.25	a
1919	5.484	0.00		3.96	i
1920	5.975	1.62	a	3.56	a
1921	4.907	2.18	a	4.65	a
1922	4.458	2.18	a	4.62	a
1923	4.254	2.14	a	4.30	a
1924	4.366	2.13	a	4.19	a
1925	4.508	2.15	a	4.10	a
1926	4.349	2.28	a	4.48	a
1927	4.599	2.22	a	4.13	a
1928	4.599	2.28	a	4.41	a
1929	4.692	2.30	a	4.43	a
1930	4.615	2.45	a	5.37	a
1931	4.316	2.69	a	6.33	a
1932	4.223	2.60	a	6.61	a
1933	4.298	2.51	a	6.26	a
1934	4.517	2.46	a	5.91	a
1935	4.72	2.50	a	5.74	a
1936	4.987	2.51	a	5.31	a
1937	5.334	2.47	a	4.93	a
1938	5.502	2.53	a	5.05	a
1939	5.918	2.59	a	5.05	a
1940	7.183	2.34	a	4.50	a
1941	8.654	2.14	a	4.01	a
1942	9.482	2.15	a	3.93	a
1943	10.093	2.23	a	3.98	a
1944	10.18	2.43	a	4.25	a
1945	9.908	2.75	a	4.70	a
1946	9.968	3.01	a	5.04	a
1947	10.772	3.06	a	5.01	a
1948	11.974	3.03	a	4.86	a
1949	12.726	3.14	a	4.92	a
1950	13.308	3.31	a	6.28	a
1951	14.784	3.28	a	4.78	a
1952	15.983	3.37	a	5.16	a
1953	17.121	3.30	a	5.34	a
1954	18.126	3.34	a	5.09	a
1955	19.49	3.38	a	5.21	a
1956	20.956	3.63	a	5.19	a
1957	22.105	3.86	a	5.18	a
1958	23.05	3.93	a	5.96	a
1959	24.348	3.99	a	6.08	a
1960	25.977	4.06	a	5.87	a
1961	27.413	4.03	a	6.18	a
1962	28.711	4.43	a	6.34	a
1963	30.409	4.56	a	6.81	a
1964	33.228	4.61	a	6.59	a
1965	35.888	4.77	a	7.00	a
1966	38.189	5.00	a	7.06	a
1967	40.281	5.30	a	7.55	a
1968	43.656	5.35	a	8.01	a
1969	47.023	5.33	a	8.08	a
1970	51.696	5.39	a	8.10	a
1971	57.67	5.48	a	8.00	a
1972	64.621	5.52	a	8.50	a
1973	74.545	5.58	a	8.11	a
1974	84.513	5.78	a	8.91	a
1975	106.717	6.51	a	9.29	a
1976	126.274	6.14	a	9.83	a
1977	146.973	5.64	a	9.84	a
1978	169.344	5.33	a	10.20	a
1979	199.22	5.09	a	10.17	a
1980	233.184	5.33	a	10.48	a
1981	256.279	5.41	a	11.72	a
1982	281.024	5.27	a	12.35	a
1983	307.207	4.88	a	10.87	a
1984	329.913	4.79	a	11.12	a
1985	361.758	4.53	a	10.97	a
1986	389.149	4.37	a	11.13	a
1987	428.665	4.36	a	10.85	a
1988	478.51	4.26	a	10.16	a
1989	525.274	4.19	a	9.46	a
1990	570.283	4.31	a	9.26	a
1991	598.664	4.43	a	9.87	a
1992	622.08	4.71	a	11.28	a
1993	654.196	4.85	a	12.15	a
1994	692.987	4.81	a	12.53	a
1995	733.266	5.00	a	8.30	a
1996	781.726	4.68	a	8.11	a
1997	830.094	4.48	a	7.76	a
1998	879.102	4.26	a	7.21	a
1999	928.73	4.26	a	5.90	a
2000	976.533	4.28	a	6.02	a
2001	1021.83	4.44	a	6.05	a
2002	1075.56	4.68	a	6.05	a
2003	1139.75	4.68	a	5.74	a
2004	1202.96	4.94	a	6.12	a
2005	1254.06	5.33	a	6.20	a
2006	1325.8	5.42	a	6.13	a
2007	1398.88	5.36	a	6.00	a
2008	1405	9.00	b	6.18	a
2009	1473	9.10	g	6.16	a
2010	1550	5.48	g	6.07	g
2011	1632	5.48	g	5.92	g
Legend: a - actual outturn i - interpolated between actual reported values b - estimated outturn in HM Treasury 2008 budget g - "guesstimated" projection by ukpublicspending.co.uk e - estimate in HM Treasury 2008 budget

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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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