STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES: 1998


                                                    Amount          Percent            Per
Ohio                                        (in thousands)     Distribution         capita

Population (thousands)                              11,209                                
Total Revenue                                   48,133,067           100.00       4,293.96
  General revenue                               32,299,884            67.11       2,881.48
    Intergovernmental revenue                    8,953,346            18.60         798.73
    Taxes                                       17,642,836            36.65       1,573.92
      General sales                              5,531,207            11.49         493.44
      Selective sales                            2,779,957             5.78         248.00
      License taxes                              1,456,872             3.03         129.97
      Individual income tax                      6,967,816            14.48         621.60
      Corporate income tax                         765,883             1.59          68.32
      Other taxes                                  141,101             0.29          12.59
    Current charges                              3,180,271             6.61         283.71
    Miscellaneous general revenue                2,523,431             5.24         225.12
  Utility revenue                                        0             0.00           0.00
  Liquor stores revenue                            428,891             0.89          38.26
  Insurance trust revenue                       15,404,292            32.00       1,374.22
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                               39,209,266           100.00       3,497.86
  Intergovernmental expenditure                 11,214,371            28.60       1,000.44
  Direct expenditure                            27,994,895            71.40       2,497.43
    Current operation                           15,839,114            40.40       1,413.01
    Capital outlay                               2,919,070             7.44         260.41
    Insurance benefits and repayments            7,004,014            17.86         624.83
    Assistance and subsidies                     1,382,987             3.53         123.38
    Interest on debt                               849,710             2.17          75.80
Exhibit: Salaries and wages                      4,989,041            12.72         445.07
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                               39,209,266           100.00       3,497.86
  General expenditure                           31,943,277            81.47       2,849.66
    Intergovernmental expenditure               11,214,371            28.60       1,000.44
    Direct expenditure                          20,728,906            52.87       1,849.23
  General expenditure, by function:                                                       
    Education                                   11,602,317            29.59       1,035.04
    Public welfare                               8,146,684            20.78         726.77
    Hospitals                                    1,014,384             2.59          90.49
    Health                                       1,480,747             3.78         132.10
    Highways                                     2,631,239             6.71         234.73
    Police protection                              207,888             0.53          18.55
    Correction                                   1,369,457             3.49         122.17
    Natural resources                              308,937             0.79          27.56
    Parks and recreation                           111,756             0.29           9.97
    Governmental administration                  1,046,167             2.67          93.33
    Interest on general debt                       849,710             2.17          75.80
    Other and unallocable                        3,173,991             8.10         283.15
  Utility expenditure                                    0             0.00           0.00
  Liquor stores expenditure                        261,975             0.67          23.37
  Insurance trust expenditure                    7,004,014            17.86         624.83
                                                                                          
  Debt at end of fiscal year                    14,182,878           100.00       1,265.26
                                                                                          
  Cash and security holdings                   123,271,843           100.00      10,997.09