New York City Agency Spending by Budget Function

Budgetary data details planned and actual spending for New York City agencies across multiple fiscal years. The dataset is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and updated three times per year following key budget publications. It tracks agency expenditures categorized by budget function and spending type.

Use Cases

• Analyze spending variance by comparing PLAN AMOUNT YEAR 1/YEAR 2 with YEAR 1 ACTUAL/YEAR 2 ACTUAL/YEAR 3 ACTUAL columns.
• Track agency expenditure trends over time using FIRST PLAN FISCAL YEAR and FIRST ACTUAL FISCAL YEAR columns.
• Categorize spending by purpose using BUDGET FUNCTION and BUDGET FUNCTION DESCRIPTION columns.
• Compare operational costs across AGENCY NAME or AGENCY CODE using SPENDING TYPE and SPENDING TYPE DESCRIPTION.

Strengths

• Data is updated three times per year, providing regular snapshots.
• Contains 15 distinct columns for detailed budget analysis.
• Includes both planned (PLAN AMOUNT) and actual (YEAR ACTUAL) spending figures.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown.
• Geographic scope is limited to New York City agencies.
• Historical data time range is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Freshness

Updated three times per year (January, April, June).

Geography

New York City