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

TABLE I -- SUMMARY OF TREASURY SECURITIES OUTSTANDING, DECEMBER 31, 2008
(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental         Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................        1,861,187                     5,480                 1,866,666
  Notes.......................................        2,791,514                       692                 2,792,206
  Bonds.......................................          591,867                     2,774                   594,641
  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.....          529,622                       508                   530,130
  Federal Financing Bank  1  .................                0                    14,000                    14,000
Total Marketable  a...........................        5,774,190                    23,454 2               5,797,644
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...........          249,318                         0                   249,318
  United States Savings Securities............          194,075                         0                   194,075
  Government Account Series...................          115,117                 4,306,541                 4,421,658
  Hope Bonds 21...............................                0                       491                       491
  Other.......................................            2,637                         0                     2,637
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          595,129                 4,307,032                 4,902,161
Total Public Debt Outstanding.................        6,369,319                 4,330,486                10,699,805
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, DECEMBER 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.....................        6,369,319                 4,330,486                10,699,805
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              493                         0                       493
    Unamortized Discount  3...................           27,085                    17,513                    44,599
    Federal Financing Bank  1     ............                0                    14,000                    14,000
    Hope Bonds 21.............................                0                       491                       491
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        6,341,741                 4,298,482                10,640,223
  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  4                51                         0                        51
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        6,341,792                 4,298,482                10,640,274
  Statutory Debt Limit  5.....................................................................           11,315,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.............................................................              674,726
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