Outlook for the Budget and the Economy
- Report
The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Federal debt would grow to 100 percent of GDP by 2038 under current law, CBO projects, and would be on an upward path relative to the size of the economy—a trend that could not be sustained indefinitely.
- Blog Post
Has the Fundamental Federal Budgetary Challenge Been Addressed?
The deficit has fallen faster than we expected a few years ago, but the fundamental federal budgetary challenge remains.
- Presentation
The Federal Budget: The Deficit is Down But the Fundamental Challenge Remains
Presentation by Doug Elmendorf, CBO Director, to the Macroeconomic Advisers’ Washington Policy Seminar
- Data and Technical Information
CBO's Baseline Budget Projections, as of May 2013, With Percentages of GDP Updated to Reflect Recent Revisions by the Bureau of Economic Analysis
This table updates Table 1 in CBO's Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023 (May 2013).
- Data and Technical Information
CBO's Estimate of Discretionary Budget Authority for Fiscal Year 2013, Showing Amounts for Defense and Nondefense Programs
This table supplements Table 3 in Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023 (May 2013), showing separately the amounts for defense and nondefense programs.
- Presentation
The Federal Budget: Outlook and Challenges
Presentation by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis, to Women in Government Relations
- Presentation
Offsetting Effects of Prescription Drug Use on Medicare’s Spending for Medical Services
Presentation by Melinda Buntin, CBO's Deputy Assistant Director for Health, Retirement, and Long-Term Analysis, at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
- Presentation
Understanding CBO’s Medicaid Coverage Projections Under the Affordable Care Act
Presentation by Jessica Banthin, CBO Senior Advisor, at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
- Blog Post
Some Information on Upcoming CBO Reports
In a letter today to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Budget Committees, we described the schedule for the rest of the year for CBO’s key economic and budget publications.