[Historical Tables]
[Section 7 - Federal Debt]
[Table 7.2 - Debt Subject to Statutory Limit: 1940-2008]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
                                                  Table 7.2--DEBT SUBJECT TO STATUTORY LIMIT: 1940-2008
                                                                (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   1958................      275,395   1976...............      621,556   1992...............    3,972,578
1941.............................       49,494   1959................      282,419   TQ.................      635,822   1993...............    4,315,571
1942.............................       74,154   1960................      283,827   1977...............      699,963   1994...............    4,605,338
1943.............................      140,469   1961................      286,308   1978...............      772,691   1995...............    4,884,605

1944.............................      208,077   1962................      295,374   1979...............      827,615   1996...............    5,137,195
1945.............................      268,671   1963................      302,923   1980...............      908,723   1997...............    5,327,624
1946.............................      268,932   1964................      308,583   1981...............      998,818   1998...............    5,439,447
1947.............................      255,767   1965................      314,126   1982...............    1,142,913   1999...............    5,567,694

1948.............................      250,381   1966................      316,293   1983...............    1,377,953   2000...............    5,591,625
1949.............................      250,965   1967................      323,143   1984...............    1,572,975   2001...............    5,732,802
1950.............................      255,382   1968................      348,534   1985...............    1,823,775   2002...............    6,161,431
1951.............................      253,284   1969................      356,107   1986...............    2,110,975   2003 estimate......    6,730,714

1952.............................      257,233   1970................      372,600   1987...............    2,336,014   2004 estimate......    7,299,692
1953.............................      264,220   1971................      398,650   1988...............    2,586,869   2005 estimate......    7,816,852
1954.............................      269,379   1972................      427,751   1989...............    2,829,770   2006 estimate......    8,332,860
1955.............................      272,348   1973................      458,264   1990...............    3,161,223   2007 estimate......    8,837,491

1956.............................      270,619   1974................      475,181   1991...............    3,569,300   2008 estimate......    9,368,239
1957.............................      269,120   1975................      534,207
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