The NIPA federal budget surplus, however, reflects the current, or operating, account of the federal government and does not count purchases of capital goods as current spending.
The NIPA federal budget does not use current figures.
mnli hypothesis: The NIPA federal budget does not use current figures. premise: The NIPA federal budget surplus, however, reflects the current, or operating, account of the federal government and does not count purchases of capital goods as current spending.