[Historical Tables]
[Section 7 - Federal Debt]
[Table 7.2 - Debt Subject to Statutory Limit: 1940-2004]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
Table 7.2--DEBT SUBJECT TO STATUTORY LIMIT: 1940-2004
(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 1974............... 475,181 1989............... 2,829,770
1941............................. 49,494 1958................ 275,395 1975............... 534,207 1990............... 3,161,223
1942............................. 74,154 1959................ 282,419 1976............... 621,556 1991............... 3,569,300
1943............................. 140,469 1960................ 283,827 TQ................. 635,822 1992............... 3,972,578
1944............................. 208,077 1961................ 286,308 1977............... 699,963 1993............... 4,315,571
1945............................. 268,671 1962................ 295,374 1978............... 772,691 1994............... 4,605,338
1946............................. 268,932 1963................ 302,923 1979............... 827,615 1995............... 4,884,605
1947............................. 255,767 1964................ 308,583 1980............... 908,723 1996............... 5,137,195
1948............................. 250,381 1965................ 314,126 1981............... 998,818 1997............... 5,327,624
1949............................. 250,965 1966................ 316,293 1982............... 1,142,913 1998............... 5,439,447
1950............................. 255,382 1967................ 323,143 1983............... 1,377,953 1999 estimate...... 5,576,578
1951............................. 253,284 1968................ 348,534 1984............... 1,572,975 2000 estimate...... 5,673,904
1952............................. 257,233 1969................ 356,107 1985............... 1,823,775 2001 estimate...... 5,744,912
1953............................. 264,220 1970................ 372,600 1986............... 2,110,975 2002 estimate...... 5,779,888
1954............................. 269,379 1971................ 398,650 1987............... 2,336,014 2003 estimate...... 5,821,496
1955............................. 272,348 1972................ 427,751 1988............... 2,586,869 2004 estimate...... 5,841,554
1956............................. 270,619 1973................ 458,264
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