Outlook for the Budget and the Economy
- Blog Post
An Update About CBO's Projections of the Budgetary Effects of Tariffs
CBO provides information about how the recent Supreme Court ruling on tariffs affects the agency's budget projections.
- Blog Post
How Budgetary and Economic Outcomes Might Differ From CBO's February 2026 Projections
Members of Congress have asked what might cause deficits and debt over the next 10 years to be lower than CBO has projected. CBO's Director recaps his answers to their questions about economic growth, revenues, and spending.
- Report
The Long-Term Budget Outlook Data: 2026 to 2056
In lieu of publishing a report providing CBO's latest long-term budget outlook, the agency is publishing the data that it would have presented in that report.
- Blog Post
CBO's Updated Projections of the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund's Finances
CBO estimates that the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund's balance is exhausted in 2040. The balance generally increases through 2031, but spending begins to outstrip income in the following year.
- Working Paper
Key Methods That CBO Used to Estimate the Macroeconomic Effects of the 2025 Reconciliation Act: Working Paper 2026-01
The 2025 reconciliation act included a wide range of provisions that affect policies governing federal revenues and spending. This working paper describes the key methods that CBO used to estimate the law's macroeconomic effects.
- Blog Post
Director's Statement on the Budget and Economic Outlook for 2026 to 2036
CBO's Director, Phillip Swagel, discusses the current budget and economic outlook and highlights the effects of the 2025 reconciliation act, higher tariffs, and lower immigration on CBO's baseline budget and economic projections.
- Presentation
The Budget and Economic Outlook for 2026 to 2036: Press Briefing Slides
CBO's Director, Phillip Swagel, briefs members of the press on the current budget and economic outlook.
- Report
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036
In CBO's projections, the federal budget deficit in fiscal year 2026 is $1.9 trillion, and federal debt rises to 120 percent of GDP in 2036. Economic growth strengthens in 2026 and moderates in later years.
- Report
Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on Oversight of CBO
The House Committee on the Budget convened a hearing at which Phillip L. Swagel, CBO's Director, testified about the agency's work. This document provides CBO's answers to questions submitted for the record after the hearing.
- Report
Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs in 2026
CBO estimates the costs of federal credit programs in 2026 in two ways—following procedures prescribed by the Federal Credit Reform Act and using a fair-value approach, which measures the market value of the government's obligations.