STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES: 1997


                                                    Amount          Percent            Per
Washington                                  (in thousands)     Distribution         capita

Population (thousands)                               5,610                                
Total Revenue                                   26,841,468           100.00       4,784.58
  General revenue                               18,212,938            67.85       3,246.51
    Intergovernmental revenue                    4,112,300            15.32         733.03
    Taxes                                       11,202,296            41.74       1,996.84
      General sales                              6,572,213            24.49       1,171.52
      Selective sales                            1,717,118             6.40         306.08
      License taxes                                509,656             1.90          90.85
      Individual income tax                              0             0.00           0.00
      Corporate income tax                               0             0.00           0.00
      Other taxes                                2,403,309             8.95         428.40
    Current charges                              1,810,357             6.74         322.70
    Miscellaneous general revenue                1,087,985             4.05         193.94
  Utility revenue                                        0             0.00           0.00
  Liquor stores revenue                            271,001             1.01          48.31
  Insurance trust revenue                        8,357,529            31.14       1,489.76
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                               22,206,885           100.00       3,958.45
  Intergovernmental expenditure                  5,681,708            25.59       1,012.78
  Direct expenditure                            16,525,177            74.41       2,945.66
    Current operation                           10,076,673            45.38       1,796.20
    Capital outlay                               1,871,716             8.43         333.64
    Insurance benefits and repayments            3,173,887            14.29         565.76
    Assistance and subsidies                       866,745             3.90         154.50
    Interest on debt                               536,156             2.41          95.57
Exhibit: Salaries and wages                      3,633,267            16.36         647.64
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                               22,206,885           100.00       3,958.45
  General expenditure                           18,802,561            84.67       3,351.62
    Intergovernmental expenditure                5,681,708            25.59       1,012.78
    Direct expenditure                          13,120,853            59.08       2,338.83
  General expenditure, by function:                                                       
    Education                                    7,803,155            35.14       1,390.94
    Public welfare                               4,059,165            18.28         723.56
    Hospitals                                      564,674             2.54         100.65
    Health                                       1,009,328             4.55         179.92
    Highways                                     1,558,220             7.02         277.76
    Police protection                              202,081             0.91          36.02
    Correction                                     562,335             2.53         100.24
    Natural resources                              464,108             2.09          82.73
    Parks and recreation                            73,090             0.33          13.03
    Governmental administration                    451,438             2.03          80.47
    Interest on general debt                       536,156             2.41          95.57
    Other and unallocable                        1,518,811             6.84         270.73
  Utility expenditure                                    0             0.00           0.00
  Liquor stores expenditure                        230,437             1.04          41.08
  Insurance trust expenditure                    3,173,887            14.29         565.76
                                                                                          
  Debt at end of fiscal year                     9,493,472           100.00       1,692.24
                                                                                          
  Cash and security holdings                    47,229,933           100.00       8,418.88