State, Local: By default, you can chart state spending or local spending by clicking a radio button in the selection table. But you can chart state-and-local combined by selecting state n local in the state/local dropdown control in the table heading.

US or State: By default, the chart shows overall United States government spending. But you can select spending for individual states by selecting the state dropdown control in the table heading.

Chart Title: You can create a title for your chart. Use the text field to enter a title and click the button to the right of the text field.

Spending Units: By default, government spending is displayed in billions of dollars . But using a dropdown control in the table heading you can select billions of 2012 dollars , percent of GDP , 2012 dollars per capita , percent of federal spending , or percent of total spending .