Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Newest National Debt Statistics Posted August 2009

Here are the newest National Debt statistics courtesy of www.TreasuryDirect.gov

As of Aug. 24, 2009

Debt Held by Public
$7,385,932,492,348.44

Intragovernmental Holdings
$4,333,128,433,517.42

Total Debt:
$11,719,060,925,865.86

Interest payments:
July 2009
$19,812,486,187.83

FY 2009
$340,462,664,481.34

Gifts to reduce the public debt:

June 2009
$33,690.42

FY 2009
$2,943,145.18

Increase from previous month:
$113,539,846,023.73

Increase from previous year:
$2,100,326,268,141.77


How much has the National Debt increased in the 216 days of the Obama Administration?
$1,092,183,876,952.78

[$5,056,406,837.74/per day increase]

National Debt Clock