Show Governmental expenditures in 1958 Shown as for family of four Governmental expenditures across the nation represented an outlay of for the average family of four persons in to a study just completed by Utah based upon data compiled by the U. S. Bureau of the By the Foundation the average of four spent for food and for accessories and and for housing and household operations during The report shows that general expenditures by all governmental units state and in the United States totaled in General revenue of all governmental units amounted to or billion less than total general expenditures for the National defense and international relations required or of all general government expenditures i n according to the Education was the second cot-liest governmental with billion in public funds being spent for this purpose last Other major governmental expenditures in 1958 included i natural interest on health and public postal general non-highway and sewers and Foundation analysts point out that the largest revenue producers for all governmental units in the United States was the individual income that yielded or of all general revenue last Sales and excises as the general sales tax and special excise taxes on motor tobacco produced or Corporation income- taxes also amounted to billion in Other important sources of revenue include the property charges for governmental motor vehicle and and interest The Foundation study observes that more than three-fifths of all governmental expenditures in the United States last year were made by the Federal State spending accounted for of the total with local government expenditures equal to |