General Fund Appropriations: Total Operating Budget

Biennium

Appropriated
General Fund
($ in millions)

HEPI-Adjusted*
General Fund
($ in millions)

CPI-Adjusted**
General Fund
($ in millions)

1975-1977

269.6

269.6

269.6

1977-1979

311.8

274.3

270.8

1979-1981

355.1

264.8

246.7

1981-1983

380.0

233.7

214.0

1983-1985

440.3

243.1

237.7

1985-1987

515.9

258.0

258.7

1987-1989

626.8

288.0

302.4

1989-1991

690.9

283.6

307.0

1991-1993

731.6

276.2

292.3

1993-1995

667.6

236.4

246.8

1995-1997

500.7

167.0

174.9

1997-1999

583.5

182.4

190.3

NOTE: Data shown for 1995-97 forward excludes Oregon Health Sciences University. Includes debt service and capital construction. Does not include emergency board allocation.

*Higher Education Price Index. Changes in dollars are relative to the base biennium of 1975-1977.

**Portland Consumer Price Index. Changes in dollars are relative to the base biennium of 1975-1977.

Source: OUS Budget and Fiscal Policies Division.