Newest National Debt Statistics Posted - Sept 08 - end of Fiscal Year 2008

From www.TreasuryDirect.gov

Debt Held By Public (Oct. 9, 2008) - $5,994,929,606,697.25
Intragovernmental Holdings - $4,271,453,039,846.37
Total Debt (Oct. 9, 2008) $10,266,382,646,543.62

Interest payment (September 2008): $19,883,186,641.26
Interest payment (Fiscal Year 2008): $451,154,049,950.63

Gifts to reduce the public debt (August 2008): $83,570.84
Gift to reduce the public debt (FY 08 To Date): $2,146,846.54