Price level as measured by the CPI was 104 in 1984 and 251  in 2018.  Calculate the value of interest payments made by the government in 1984, adjusted to 2018 dollars.

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Price level as measured by the CPI was 104 in 1984 and 251  in 2018.  Calculate the value of interest payments made by the government in 1984, adjusted to 2018 dollars.

Table 1: Federal Government receipts and expenditures and nominal GDP, billions of dollars.
1967
1978
1984
1999
2009
2018
Tax receipts
108
280
410
1175
1124
1956
Other receipts
38
144
302
732
1116
1542
Government
purchases and
92
173
317
501
993
1121
subsidies
Government
52
transfer payments
234
397
986
2141
2846
Interest payments 22
79
194
352
355
541
Net government
investment
25
|-3
49
4
Nominal GDP
860
2,352 4,339
9,631
14,449 20,580
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Assume the table above represents all federal government revenues and expenditures.
Transcribed Image Text:Table 1: Federal Government receipts and expenditures and nominal GDP, billions of dollars. 1967 1978 1984 1999 2009 2018 Tax receipts 108 280 410 1175 1124 1956 Other receipts 38 144 302 732 1116 1542 Government purchases and 92 173 317 501 993 1121 subsidies Government 52 transfer payments 234 397 986 2141 2846 Interest payments 22 79 194 352 355 541 Net government investment 25 |-3 49 4 Nominal GDP 860 2,352 4,339 9,631 14,449 20,580 Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis Assume the table above represents all federal government revenues and expenditures.
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