New Jersey State Agency Purchasing Data Across Fiscal Years

State agency purchasing data records procurement transactions for goods and services across New Jersey's executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The dataset provides multi-year comparisons, covering fiscal years from FY_2004 through FY_2025. Data is published by data.nj.gov and was last updated in November 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze spending trends over time by comparing annual expenditure columns like FY_2018 and FY_2023 for specific VENDOR_NAME entries.
• Profile procurement activity by DEPARTMENT_AGENCY_DESC to identify top-spending agencies across multiple fiscal years.
• Categorize state expenditures by type using the COMMODITY_SECTOR_DESC field to understand budget allocation.
• Identify primary vendors for the state by aggregating transaction amounts from columns FY_2010 to FY_2024 per VENDOR_NAME.

Strengths

• Covers 22 consecutive fiscal years from FY_2004 to FY_2025, enabling long-term trend analysis.
• Includes transactions for all three branches of state government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.

Limitations

• The most recent fiscal year data may be incomplete due to ongoing end-of-year adjustments, as noted in the description.
• Purchasing data for independent authorities is excluded, limiting the scope of public spending coverage.

Provenance

Source

data.nj.gov

Collection Method

Records from the state's official purchasing system for procurement of goods and services.

Time Range

Fiscal years FY_2004 through FY_2025.

Freshness

Updated as of November 2025, with the most recent fiscal year (FY_2025) included.

Geography

State of New Jersey, USA.