Outlook for the Budget and the Economy
- Report
CBO's Current View of the Economy From 2026 to 2028
CBO provides details about its latest projections of the economy through 2028. Those projections were finalized on December 3, 2025.
- Blog Post
CBO Releases Planned for Early 2026
CBO announces what to expect in the coming weeks as the agency begins the new calendar year with a series of reports that offers updated insights into the nation's demographic trends, economic outlook, and budgetary conditions.
- Blog Post
CBO's Updated Projections of the Budgetary Effects of Tariffs as of November 15, 2025
Tariffs have changed frequently throughout 2025. CBO has regularly updated Congress about how those changes affect projected tariff revenues. This blog post is the latest in that series.
- Presentation
CBO's Estimates of the 2017 Tax Act: Growth and Revenues
Presentation by Phillip Swagel, CBO's Director, at the 40th Annual National Bureau of Economic Research Tax Policy and the Economy Conference.
- Report
CBO's Current View of the Economy From 2025 to 2028
CBO provides details about its latest economic projections through 2028, which reflect several substantial changes in federal policy and economic developments that have occurred this year.
- Presentation
CBO's Current View of the Economy in 14 Slides
This slide deck supplements information presented in the report CBO's Current View of the Economy From 2025 to 2028.
- Blog Post
An Update About CBO's Projections of the Budgetary Effects of Tariffs
As tariffs changed frequently throughout 2025, CBO has regularly updated the Congress about projected tariff revenues; this blog post is the latest in that series.
- Blog Post
Coming Soon From CBO: Selected Reports and Analyses
CBO announces the release schedule for several publications next month that provide updated information on the federal budget, demographic trends, and the short-term economic outlook.
- Report
Preliminary Analysis of How Federal Investment in Nondefense Research and Development Affects the Economy and the Federal Budget
CBO examined the economic and budgetary effects of two illustrative scenarios in which federal funding for nondefense research and development is increased by $30 billion per year for the next 10 years.
- Blog Post
Recent Speaking Engagements
CBO's Director, Phillip Swagel, highlights his recent speaking engagements and the topics he discussed.