According to the BEA, in the second quarter of 2012 federal government spending on goods and services changed by -0.1 percent. This decrease could have been caused by a decrease in spending on

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Spending on national defense is a direct form of federal government expenditure on goods and services. A decrease in this area would directly impact the overall spending on goods and services. Social Security, interest payments on the national debt, and unemployment benefits, while significant parts of federal spending, are considered transfer payments rather than direct purchases of goods and services.

According to the BEA, in the Second Quarter of 2012