[Historical Tables]
[Section 7 - Federal Debt]
[Table 7.2 - Debt Subject to Statutory Limit: 1940-2003]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                                  Table 7.2--DEBT SUBJECT TO STATUTORY LIMIT: 1940-2003                                                 
                                                                (in millions of dollars)                                                                
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                                                                                                                                                 Debt   
        End of Fiscal Year         Debt Subject   End of Fiscal Year   Debt Subject   End of Fiscal Year  Debt Subject   End of Fiscal Year   Subject to
                                     to Limit                            to Limit                           to Limit                            Limit   
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1940.............................       43,219   1957................      269,120   1973...............      458,264   1988...............    2,586,869
1941.............................       49,494   1958................      275,395   1974...............      475,181   1989...............    2,829,770
1942.............................       74,154   1959................      282,419   1975...............      534,207   1990...............    3,161,223
1943.............................      140,469   1960................      283,827   1976...............      621,556   1991...............    3,569,300
                                                                                                                                                        
1944.............................      208,077   1961................      286,308   TQ.................      635,822   1992...............    3,972,578
1945.............................      268,671   1962................      295,374   1977...............      699,963   1993...............    4,315,571
1946.............................      268,932   1963................      302,923   1978...............      772,691   1994...............    4,605,338
1947.............................      255,767   1964................      308,583   1979...............      827,615   1995...............    4,884,605
                                                                                                                                                        
1948.............................      250,381   1965................      314,126   1980...............      908,723   1996...............    5,137,195
1949.............................      250,965   1966................      316,293   1981...............      998,818   1997...............    5,327,624
1950.............................      255,382   1967................      323,143   1982...............    1,142,913   1998 estimate......    5,505,638
1951.............................      253,284   1968................      348,534   1983...............    1,377,953   1999 estimate......    5,701,223
                                                                                                                                                        
1952.............................      257,233   1969................      356,107   1984...............    1,572,975   2000 estimate......    5,879,763
1953.............................      264,220   1970................      372,600   1985...............    1,823,775   2001 estimate......    6,044,029
1954.............................      269,379   1971................      398,650   1986...............    2,110,975   2002 estimate......    6,169,903
1955.............................      272,348   1972................      427,751   1987...............    2,336,014   2003 estimate......    6,304,527
                                                                                                                                                        
1956.............................      270,619                                                                                                          
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