STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES: 1998


                                                    Amount          Percent            Per
North Dakota                                (in thousands)     Distribution         capita

Population (thousands)                                 638                                
Total Revenue                                    3,128,460           100.00       4,901.67
  General revenue                                2,533,365            80.98       3,969.27
    Intergovernmental revenue                      892,685            28.53       1,398.66
    Taxes                                        1,078,375            34.47       1,689.60
      General sales                                309,139             9.88         484.36
      Selective sales                              300,867             9.62         471.40
      License taxes                                 79,755             2.55         124.96
      Individual income tax                        177,873             5.69         278.69
      Corporate income tax                          82,544             2.64         129.33
      Other taxes                                  128,197             4.10         200.86
    Current charges                                406,843            13.00         637.44
    Miscellaneous general revenue                  155,462             4.97         243.58
  Utility revenue                                        0             0.00           0.00
  Liquor stores revenue                                  0             0.00           0.00
  Insurance trust revenue                          595,095            19.02         932.39
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                                2,526,823           100.00       3,959.02
  Intergovernmental expenditure                    541,455            21.43         848.35
  Direct expenditure                             1,985,368            78.57       3,110.67
    Current operation                            1,440,271            57.00       2,256.62
    Capital outlay                                 256,639            10.16         402.10
    Insurance benefits and repayments              199,602             7.90         312.74
    Assistance and subsidies                        36,538             1.45          57.25
    Interest on debt                                52,318             2.07          81.97
Exhibit: Salaries and wages                        448,383            17.74         702.53
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                                2,526,823           100.00       3,959.02
  General expenditure                            2,327,221            92.10       3,646.29
    Intergovernmental expenditure                  541,455            21.43         848.35
    Direct expenditure                           1,785,766            70.67       2,797.94
  General expenditure, by function:                                                       
    Education                                      809,866            32.05       1,268.90
    Public welfare                                 462,372            18.30         724.44
    Hospitals                                       45,006             1.78          70.52
    Health                                          45,534             1.80          71.34
    Highways                                       322,002            12.74         504.51
    Police protection                               10,772             0.43          16.88
    Correction                                      31,602             1.25          49.51
    Natural resources                               83,178             3.29         130.32
    Parks and recreation                             7,992             0.32          12.52
    Governmental administration                     71,145             2.82         111.47
    Interest on general debt                        52,318             2.07          81.97
    Other and unallocable                          385,434            15.25         603.90
  Utility expenditure                                    0             0.00           0.00
  Liquor stores expenditure                              0             0.00           0.00
  Insurance trust expenditure                      199,602             7.90         312.74
                                                                                          
  Debt at end of fiscal year                       857,474           100.00       1,343.49
                                                                                          
  Cash and security holdings                     5,320,710           100.00       8,336.48