American Aid

A little more than half of U.S. appropriations for the Iraq relief effort and reconstruction fund have been disbursed.

Appropriated
(billion dollars)
Obligated Disbursed
2004
April 18.4 2.7 0
May 18.4 4.2 0
June 18.4 4.8 0.3
July 18.4 4.8 0.3
August 18.4 7 0.7
September 20.9 9.2 2.5
October 20.9 10.4 3.3
November 20.9 11.6 3.6
December 20.9 12.8 3.9
2005
January 20.9 13.1 4.7
February 20.9 13.8 5.6
March 20.9 14.5 6.4
April 20.9 15 6.5
May 20.9 15.2 7.2
June 20.9 16 8.3
July 20.9 16.6 9.5
August 20.9 16.8 10.3
September 20.9 16.9 10.8
October 20.9 17.2 11.4
November 20.9 17.5 12
December 20.9 17.5 12

Source: The Brookings Institution Iraq Index, www.brookings.edu/iraqindex

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