Total Federal spending has not declined in any year since 1965.

He added that spending by companies had declined to historically normal levels and was unlikely to rise soon.

Her medical spending will decline to $105 a month, from $147, for a saving of $42.

Most experts thought that spending at the state and local level would decline as tax revenue fell during the recession.

In fact, he believes it is more likely that military spending will decline by 1 or 2 percent a year until the mid-1990's.

In the 1990s, military spending on science declined sharply, although the exact numbers are hard to estimate.

Total spending would decline 2.3 percent in the fiscal year that begins July 1 - to $7.48 million.

Even allowing for inflation, military spending has not been declining.

If police officials reduce overtime, it would be the first time in eight years that such spending has declined.

Growth for all of 1986 was a sluggish 2.5 percent as personal spending and business inventories declined.