Spending relative to the economy would continue to fall far below historic average in NC House budget

General Fund spending as a share of the state's economy by fiscal year, actual (1975-2024) and House budget (2025)

The chart shows 50 years of North Carolina's budget spending as a share of the economy. The House's budget spending totals represents 4.7 percent of the state’s economy while the fifty year spending average is 5.8 percent.