Department of the Treasury states $4.51 trillion for itself for the period ending 2026-06-30. A separate instrument, FRED, the St. Louis Fed, puts GDP (nominal) at $32.48 trillion for the observation dated 2026-04-01.

Two instruments, two clocks

By TruthFoundry Desk, from the fact record. Filed Monday 3 August 2026. Government Spending

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• Department of the Treasury (TREAS, US federal agency) budget authority: 4,514,344,678,299 usd as of 2026-06-30. (usaspending + fred)
• US economic indicator GDP (nominal) was 32475.21 billions in Q2 2026 (FRED series GDP). (usaspending + fred)
• The first figure as a share of the second: 13.90 percent. $4.51 trillion divided by $32.48 trillion. Two separate instruments with two separate observation times; the division is arithmetic on their stated values and nothing more. (usaspending + fred)
• Both of these are true and they sit next to each other in the record we hold. Neither one explains the other. (usaspending + fred)

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