The NYT told readers the defense spending in the United States is equal to 4.0 percent of GDP. The Congressional Budget Office reports that it was 4.6 percent of GDP in fiscal 2009 and will be 4.7 percent of GDP in fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
--Dean Baker
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