Investor Presentation: General Obligation Bonds Consolidated Loan of 2020
TENSIS
20%
18%
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
Source: Moody's, May 10, 2018
Nevada
New York
Kentucky
Kansas
Hawaii
Illinois
Texas
*State NTSD debt data as of fiscal 2017 as reported by Moody's; Local Government debt data as of fiscal 2016 as reported by US Census; GDP data as of 2016
Source: State NTSD data from Moody's Investors Service; Local Government debt data from US Census; GDP from US Bureau of Economic Analysis
Massachusetts' total state and local government debt burden more in line with peers
State NTSD + local government debt as a % of GDP
South Carolina
Florida
Washington
California
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
LG Debt % GDP
NTSD % GDP
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These figures reflect borrowing for school construction and mass transit that other states account for at the
local level. When factoring in debt issued by local governments, Massachusetts' leverage is more moderate. State
and local debt represents 11.8% of Massachusetts' GDP, ranking the Commonwealth 23rd and approximating the
sector median of 11.2%
Moody's: Combined State and Local Government Debt Burden in Line With Peers
Oregon
Colorado
Minnesota
Arizona
New Jersey
Louisiana
Alabama
Tennessee
New Mexico
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Mississippi
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