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CountryData "UnitedStates" "GovernmentSurplus" problem

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• Subject: [mg78193] CountryData "UnitedStates" "GovernmentSurplus" problem
• From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name>
• Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:05:40 -0400 (EDT)

It appears that Mathematica 6 is lacking surplus and deficit data for all
years except 2005. Also, the data for GDP doesn't include 2006.

Here is where you can get more data:
http://www.cbo.gov/budget/historical.xls
http://www.cbo.gov/budget/historical.shtml
http://www.cbo.gov/


(*GDP data from many years is available*)

In[1]:= CountryData["UnitedStates",{"GDP",All}]//Short

Out[1]//Short= {{{1970,1,1,0,0,0},1.025*10^12},<<34>>,{{<<1>>},<<12>>}}


(*surplus and deficit data does not appear to be*)
In[2]:= CountryData["UnitedStates",{"GovernmentSurplus",All}]

During evaluation of In[2]:= CountryData::notprop:
{"GovernmentSurplus", All} is not a known property for CountryData.
Use CountryData["Properties"] for a list of properties.

Out[2]= CountryData[UnitedStates,{GovernmentSurplus,All}]


In[3]:= CountryData["UnitedStates","GovernmentSurplus"]

Out[3]= -3.47*10^11


In[4]:= CountryData["UnitedStates","GovernmentSurplus","Date"]

Out[4]= 2005


In[5]:= {Internal`$CreationID,$Version}

Out[5]= {853857,6.0 for Microsoft Windows (32-bit) (April 27, 2007)}

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