MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

TABLE I -- SUMMARY OF TREASURY SECURITIES OUTSTANDING, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental         Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................        1,484,332                     5,476                1,489,808
  Notes.......................................        2,623,364                     1,395                2,624,759
  Bonds.......................................          578,504                     4,368                  582,872
  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.....          523,951                       586                  524,537
  Federal Financing Bank  1  .................                0                    14,000                   14,000
Total Marketable  a...........................        5,210,151                    25,825 2              5,235,976
Nonmarketable:
  Domestic Series.............................           29,995                         0                   29,995
  Foreign Series..............................            2,986                         0                    2,986
  R.E.A. Series...............................                1                         0                        1
  State and Local Government Series...........          260,238                         0                  260,238
  United States Savings Securities............          194,253                         0                  194,253
  Government Account Series...................          107,498                 4,190,179                4,297,677
  Hope Bonds 21...............................                0                        30                       30
  Other.......................................            3,569                         0                    3,569
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          598,540                 4,190,208                4,788,749
Total Public Debt Outstanding.................        5,808,692                 4,216,033               10,024,725
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental         Totals
                                                 By the Public 19, 2Holdings
Debt Subject to Limit: 19, 22
  Public Debt Outstanding.....................        5,808,692                 4,216,033               10,024,725
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              494                         0                      494
    Unamortized Discount  3...................           27,973                    22,430                   50,402
    Federal Financing Bank  1     ............                0                    14,000                   14,000
    Hope Bonds 21.............................                0                        30                       30
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        5,780,225                 4,179,574                9,959,799
  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  4                51                         0                       51
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        5,780,276                 4,179,574                9,959,850
  Statutory Debt Limit  5.....................................................................          10,615,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.............................................................             655,150
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