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You can display a maximum of five data series at once.

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.

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.

Line/Bar: By default, the data series are displayed as line charts. But you can also select a bar chart.

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.

Color: By default charts are displayed with color data lines and fill. You can change this to grayscale if you want.

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.
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- Total Spending-total 1900 1.885 14.91 1901 1.893 15.80 1902 1.906 15.06 1903 1.881 13.77 1904 1.881 13.08 1905 1.949 12.42 1906 2.033 12.00 1907 2.113 11.50 1908 2.011 12.28 1909 2.052 12.77 1910 2.14 12.71 1911 2.227 12.62 1912 2.327 12.59 1913 2.42 12.64 1914 2.451 13.18 1915 2.943 32.59 1916 3.434 34.51 1917 4.276 35.45 1918 5.108 47.51 1919 5.484 34.03 1920 5.975 26.64 1921 4.907 29.14 1922 4.458 26.40 1923 4.254 24.09 1924 4.366 23.52 1925 4.508 23.78 1926 4.349 25.45 1927 4.599 24.05 1928 4.599 23.79 1929 4.692 23.59 1930 4.615 24.81 1931 4.316 27.20 1932 4.223 26.95 1933 4.298 24.80 1934 4.517 23.49 1935 4.72 23.69 1936 4.987 23.80 1937 5.334 24.43 1938 5.502 28.84 1939 5.918 35.11 1940 7.183 55.39 1941 8.654 61.29 1942 9.482 62.27 1943 10.093 63.44 1944 10.18 64.58 1945 9.908 59.81 1946 9.968 44.77 1947 10.772 37.45 1948 11.988 35.03 1949 12.732 34.87 1950 13.285 34.17 1951 14.793 37.98 1952 16.023 38.98 1953 17.147 38.36 1954 18.148 36.20 1955 19.505 34.92 1956 20.966 35.08 1957 22.111 34.54 1958 23.05 35.12 1959 24.347 35.21 1960 25.974 35.20 1961 27.404 37.61 1962 28.691 38.34 1963 30.366 38.37 1964 33.162 38.43 1965 35.802 39.44 1966 38.099 40.13 1967 40.191 43.53 1968 43.53 43.86 1969 46.883 42.21 1970 51.523 41.91 1971 57.469 42.18 1972 64.342 41.02 1973 74.02 41.27 1974 83.793 46.80 1975 105.864 48.67 1976 125.203 46.70 1977 145.663 42.47 1978 167.905 42.85 1979 197.438 43.14 1980 230.8 45.00 1981 253.154 45.85 1982 277.198 46.19 1983 302.973 43.80 1984 324.633 43.28 1985 355.269 42.47 1986 381.782 41.54 1987 421.559 39.05 1988 470.748 36.88 1989 517.075 34.79 1990 560.887 35.82 1991 589.739 37.00 1992 614.776 38.42 1993 645.5 40.37 1994 684.067 40.42 1995 723.08 41.34 1996 768.905 40.24 1997 815.881 39.02 1998 865.71 37.54 1999 911.945 35.98 2000 958.931 35.39 2001 1003.3 36.06 2002 1055.79 36.49 2003 1118.24 37.13 2004 1184.3 38.12 2005 1233.98 39.53 2006 1303.92 38.51 2007 1343.75 40.43 2008 1419.55 40.80 2009 1473 41.70 2010 1550 41.75 2011 1632 41.92

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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.

Government
Fiscal Years 1900 to 2011
Year	GDP	Total Spending-total percent GDP
1900	1.885	14.91
1901	1.893	15.80
1902	1.906	15.06
1903	1.881	13.77
1904	1.881	13.08
1905	1.949	12.42
1906	2.033	12.00
1907	2.113	11.50
1908	2.011	12.28
1909	2.052	12.77
1910	2.14	12.71
1911	2.227	12.62
1912	2.327	12.59
1913	2.42	12.64
1914	2.451	13.18
1915	2.943	32.59
1916	3.434	34.51
1917	4.276	35.45
1918	5.108	47.51
1919	5.484	34.03
1920	5.975	26.64
1921	4.907	29.14
1922	4.458	26.40
1923	4.254	24.09
1924	4.366	23.52
1925	4.508	23.78
1926	4.349	25.45
1927	4.599	24.05
1928	4.599	23.79
1929	4.692	23.59
1930	4.615	24.81
1931	4.316	27.20
1932	4.223	26.95
1933	4.298	24.80
1934	4.517	23.49
1935	4.72	23.69
1936	4.987	23.80
1937	5.334	24.43
1938	5.502	28.84
1939	5.918	35.11
1940	7.183	55.39
1941	8.654	61.29
1942	9.482	62.27
1943	10.093	63.44
1944	10.18	64.58
1945	9.908	59.81
1946	9.968	44.77
1947	10.772	37.45
1948	11.988	35.03
1949	12.732	34.87
1950	13.285	34.17
1951	14.793	37.98
1952	16.023	38.98
1953	17.147	38.36
1954	18.148	36.20
1955	19.505	34.92
1956	20.966	35.08
1957	22.111	34.54
1958	23.05	35.12
1959	24.347	35.21
1960	25.974	35.20
1961	27.404	37.61
1962	28.691	38.34
1963	30.366	38.37
1964	33.162	38.43
1965	35.802	39.44
1966	38.099	40.13
1967	40.191	43.53
1968	43.53	43.86
1969	46.883	42.21
1970	51.523	41.91
1971	57.469	42.18
1972	64.342	41.02
1973	74.02	41.27
1974	83.793	46.80
1975	105.864	48.67
1976	125.203	46.70
1977	145.663	42.47
1978	167.905	42.85
1979	197.438	43.14
1980	230.8	45.00
1981	253.154	45.85
1982	277.198	46.19
1983	302.973	43.80
1984	324.633	43.28
1985	355.269	42.47
1986	381.782	41.54
1987	421.559	39.05
1988	470.748	36.88
1989	517.075	34.79
1990	560.887	35.82
1991	589.739	37.00
1992	614.776	38.42
1993	645.5	40.37
1994	684.067	40.42
1995	723.08	41.34
1996	768.905	40.24
1997	815.881	39.02
1998	865.71	37.54
1999	911.945	35.98
2000	958.931	35.39
2001	1003.3	36.06
2002	1055.79	36.49
2003	1118.24	37.13
2004	1184.3	38.12
2005	1233.98	39.53
2006	1303.92	38.51
2007	1343.75	40.43
2008	1419.55	40.80
2009	1473	41.70
2010	1550	41.75
2011	1632	41.92

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“The point is to show all public spending in the UK: central government and local authority.”

table • chart • spend/gdp • debt/gdp • uk gdp • uk real gdp • 2009 • breakdown • central • local • uk budget • health • education • defence • 2010

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Pre-Budget 2009 Released

On December 9, 2009, HM Treasury released the Pre-Budget Report 2009. This release updates GDP, spending, and borrowing projections, as follows:

HM Treasury Pre-Budget 2009
Amounts in £ billion

	Budget 2009	Pre- Budget 2009
Nom. GDP 2009	1,439	1,435
Nom. GDP 2010	1,412	1,409
Spending 2010	608	607
Borrowing 2010	175	178
Net Debt 2010	792	799