General government expenditure
60
50
40
30
20
Spending on goods and services
10
World War I
1
World War II
0
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
Figure 6.1
Sources: for 1890–1947; A. T. Peacock and J. Wiseman, The Growth of Public Expenditure in the United Kingdom, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1961; C. H. Feinstein, National Income, Expenditure and Output of the United Kingdom, 1855 to 1965. For 1948 to 1986: Central
Statistical Office
APPENDIX B