Summary of the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026
Abstract
In 2016, the federal budget deficit will increase, in relation to the size of the economy, for the first time since 2009, according to the Congressional Budget Offices estimates. If current laws generally remained unchanged, the deficit would grow over the next 10 years, and by 2026 it would be considerably larger than its average over the past 50 years, CBO projects. Debt held by the public would also grow significantly from its already high level. CBO anticipates that the economy will expand solidly this year and next. Increases in demand for goods and services are expected to reduce the quantity of underused labor and capital, or slack, in the economythereby encouraging greater participation in the labor force by reducing the unemployment rate and pushing up compensation. That reduction in slack will also push up inflation and interest rates. Over the following years, CBO projects, output will grow at a more modest pace, constrained by relatively slow growth in the nations supply of labor. Nevertheless, in those later years, output is anticipated to grow more quickly than it has during the past decade.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 19, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1002048
Entities
People
- Christina H. Anthony
Organizations
- Congressional Budget Office