MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 31, 2008

TABLE I -- SUMMARY OF TREASURY SECURITIES OUTSTANDING, OCTOBER 31, 2008
(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental         Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................        1,904,060                     5,675                1,909,736
  Notes.......................................        2,685,691                       913                2,686,604
  Bonds.......................................          578,915                     3,955                  582,870
  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.....          535,472                       678                  536,150
  Federal Financing Bank  1  .................                0                    14,000                   14,000
Total Marketable  a...........................        5,704,139                    25,221 2              5,729,360
Nonmarketable:
  Domestic Series.............................           29,995                         0                   29,995
  Foreign Series..............................            3,986                         0                    3,986
  R.E.A. Series...............................                1                         0                        1
  State and Local Government Series...........          254,564                         0                  254,564
  United States Savings Securities............          194,236                         0                  194,236
  Government Account Series...................          112,814                 4,245,589                4,358,403
  Hope Bonds 21...............................                0                       491                      491
  Other.......................................            3,058                         0                    3,058
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          598,655                 4,246,080                4,844,734
Total Public Debt Outstanding.................        6,302,794                 4,271,301               10,574,094
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, OCTOBER 31, 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.....................        6,302,794                 4,271,301               10,574,094
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              494                         0                      494
    Unamortized Discount  3...................           29,527                    24,932                   54,459
    Federal Financing Bank  1     ............                0                    14,000                   14,000
    Hope Bonds 21.............................                0                       491                      491
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        6,272,773                 4,231,878               10,504,651
  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  4                51                         0                       51
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        6,272,824                 4,231,878               10,504,702
  Statutory Debt Limit  5.....................................................................          11,315,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.............................................................             810,298
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