Newest National Debt Statistics posted May 2009

Here is the newest National Debt report courtesy of www.TreasuryDirect.gov - the website of the U.S. Treasury Department.

As of May 7, 2009:

Publicly Held Debt:
$6,955,434,473,527.65

Intragovernmental Holdings:
$4,300,832,166,522.55

Total:
$11,256,266,640,050.20

Interest paid, April 2009:
$24,846,792,476.82

Interest paid, Fiscal Year 2009:
$193,437,580,154.01

Gifts to reduce the public debt March 2009:
$431,181.21

Gifts to reduce the public debt FY09:
$2,232,641.09

Amount of increase in the debt since Obama began presidency:
$627,385,154,539.97

Daily increase since Obama began presidency:
$5,809,121,801.30 per day