GOVERNMENT SPENDING

Alaska ranked first in 1993 general expenditures per person ($8,253 compared to a national average of $2,506); first in total revenues per person ($10,303 compared to a national average of $2,534); first in total federal aid ($1,755 compared to a national average of $811); and first in average earnings per month from state and local government employment ($3,258 and $3,590 compared to a national average of $2,621 and $2,559).