In March 1990, the Treasury Board approved a decision to institute a reporting requirement for contracts issued by department and agencies. The Treasury Board has no data prior to that year. In 1995 the Treasury Board approved a change in reporting from a fiscal year basis to a calendar year. The latest report available is the 1995 contracting report. The following is a breakdown of the value of the federal government's commitments to contracts for goods, services and construction:
FY 1991-92—$8.9 billion FY 1992-93—$9.8 billion FY 1993-94—$9.1 billion FY 1994-95—$8.6 billion CY 1995—$9.4 billion
The amount and proportion of such expenditures in each of these years on non-competitve contracts was:
FY 1991-92—$3.5 billion or 39% non-competitive FY 1992-93—$4.6 billion or 46% non-competitive FY 1993-94—$3.3 billion or 36% non-competitive FY 1994-95—$3 billion or 34% non-competitive CY 1995—$2.5 billion or 35% non-competitive