Spending Trends

New York Federal Contract Spending Trends

New York Federal Contract Spending Trends shows how federal contract spending changes across the visible time series in FPDS-derived procurement data.

The latest visible point is 2025 at 12.11.

Federal Contract Spending Spending Trends Spending Series Series

Updated 03/20/2026

Latest Period
2025
12.11
Visible Change
12.11
Peak Period
2021
30.87
Trend Direction
Up
Unknown

Analysis

The latest visible point is 2025 at 12.11.

Why it matters: Use this page to evaluate how federal contract spending levels shift over time and identify inflection points.

Methodology: The query returns a structured time series, detects a period column and a primary numeric metric, and computes visible-series statistics such as latest value, peak, low, and overall change.

Commentary

New York Federal Contract Spending Trends tracks federal contract spending over time in FPDS-derived data.

Key takeaway: The latest visible point is 2025 at 12.11.

Analyst note: This page is best used for directional review, turning points, and quick comparison against related time windows or scopes.

Trend Chart

This chart plots Federal Contract Spending over the visible time series returned by the query.

Query Used

-- New York Federal Contract Spending Trends
SELECT
    fiscal_year,
    round(sum(obligated_amount) / 1000000000, 2) AS spending_billion_usd,
    count() AS award_count,
    round(sum(obligated_amount) / count(), 0) AS avg_award_size
FROM
(
    SELECT
        if(
            toUInt8(substring(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate, 6, 2)) >= 10,
            toUInt16(substring(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate, 1, 4)) + 1,
            toUInt16(substring(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate, 1, 4))
        ) AS fiscal_year,
        content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount AS obligated_amount,
        content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode AS state_code
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate != ''
        AND state_code = 'NY'
)
WHERE fiscal_year < toYear(today())
GROUP BY fiscal_year
ORDER BY fiscal_year ASC

Trend Table

This table shows the structured time series returned by the query.

Fiscal Year Spending Billion Usd Award Count Avg Award Size
1976 0.00 2 230000
1978 1.87 3 626206686
1979 5.48 27127 202056
1980 7.49 34319 218399
1981 8.29 32130 258276
1982 10.23 35738 286281
1983 10.58 23567 448973
1984 11.24 23141 485998
1985 11.11 21991 505488
1986 11.27 22271 506434
1987 10.85 20148 538554
1988 9.31 18042 516426
1989 9.53 16327 583755
1990 7.45 14217 524619
1991 8.64 16197 533655
1992 6.97 21216 328652
1993 5.26 16808 313109
1994 4.81 16727 288009
1995 5.32 20646 257987
1996 5.56 22142 251154
1997 4.91 16600 296380
1998 5.12 16073 318609
1999 5.96 15831 376991
2000 6.17 17582 351195
2001 5.46 17581 311061
2002 6.37 22699 280725
2003 7.10 36751 193375
2004 8.01 43859 182835
2005 8.58 86614 99136
2006 10.90 141462 77077
2007 10.78 162565 66325
2008 12.83 175787 72994
2009 12.81 117690 108890
2010 12.85 157214 81741
2011 11.34 152582 74369
2012 10.49 129454 81055
2013 10.82 79974 135322
2014 9.88 81401 121449
2015 9.48 159529 59485
2016 9.10 177958 51163
2017 11.24 184327 61014
2018 11.49 200529 57305
2019 11.82 258857 45676
2020 13.98 279269 50084
2021 30.87 316950 97412
2022 29.46 358469 82190
2023 16.54 368097 44938
2024 15.12 350210 43193
2025 12.11 325717 37190

How This Trend Is Built

Measure how a selected procurement metric changes across time.

Query structure

  • The query selects a time dimension used as the x-axis for the trend.
  • It calculates or returns a numeric metric for each visible period.
  • The result is interpreted as a chronological series for trend analysis.
  • The metric focuses on obligated dollars or a directly related spending aggregate.

Included fields

  • fiscal_year — Defines the chronological unit used for the trend series.
  • spending_billion_usd — Defines the main value plotted and analyzed over time.
  • award_count — Provides additional numeric context that can support interpretation.
  • avg_award_size — Provides additional numeric context that can support interpretation.

How to use this trend

  • trend direction analysis
  • time-series review
  • federal procurement timing analysis
  • spending trajectory review
  • budget pattern review

Computed Metrics

Series Points
49
First Visible Point
1976
Mean
9.85
Median
9.53
Max
30.87
2021
Min
0.00
1976
Volatility
5.30
5.3
Rows Returned
49

Series Extremes

Largest Increase
16.89
2020 → 2021 · 120.82%
Largest Decrease
-12.92
2022 → 2023 · -43.86%

Related Pages

Method Notes

  • Trend interpretation is based on the returned query result set ordered by the detected period column.
  • Change metrics compare the first visible point and the latest visible point in the series.
  • Volatility is based on the standard deviation of the visible numeric series.

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