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542. Summary of Federal Debt
[In millions of dollars]
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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Debt outstanding, total
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1,827,470
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2,129,522
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2,354,286
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2,614,581
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2,881,112
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3,266,073
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3,683,054
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4,082,871
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4,436,171
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4,721,293
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5,000,945
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5,259,854
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5,446,333
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5,555,565
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5,685,181
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Public debt securities
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1,823,103
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2,125,304
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2,350,277
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2,602,183
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2,857,431
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3,233,313
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3,665,303
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4,064,621
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4,411,489
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4,692,750
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4,973,983
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5,224,811
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5,413,146
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5,526,193
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5,656,271
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Agency securities
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4,366
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4,217
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4,009
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12,398
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23,680
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32,758
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17,751
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18,250
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24,682
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28,543
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26,962
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35,043
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33,187
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29,372
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28,910
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Securities held by--
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Government accounts, total
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317,612
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383,919
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458,172
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550,649
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676,842
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795,907
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919,713
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1,016,453
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1,116,713
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1,213,115
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1,320,800
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1,454,608
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1,605,557
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1,769,497
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1,989,705
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Public debt securities
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316,545
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382,859
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457,167
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550,448
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676,605
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795,762
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919,573
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1,016,330
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1,116,693
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1,213,098
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1,320,784
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1,447,001
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1,598,459
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1,765,580
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1,989,072
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Agency securities
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1,067
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1,061
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1,005
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202
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138
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145
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139
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123
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21
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17
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16
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7,606
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7,098
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3,917
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634
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The public, total
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1,509,857
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1,745,602
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1,896,114
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2,063,932
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2,204,270
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2,470,166
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2,763,341
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3,066,418
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3,319,458
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3,508,178
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3,680,145
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3,805,246
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3,840,776
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3,786,068
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3,695,476
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Public debt securities
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1,506,558
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1,742,445
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1,893,110
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2,051,735
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2,180,726
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2,437,551
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2,745,729
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3,048,291
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3,294,796
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3,479,652
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3,653,199
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3,777,810
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3,814,687
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3,760,613
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3,667,199
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Agency securities
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3,299
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3,156
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3,004
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12,196
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23,542
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32,613
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17,612
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18,127
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24,661
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28,526
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26,946
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27,437
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26,089
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25,455
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28,276
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Interest-bearing public debt, total
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1,821,010
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2,122,684
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2,347,750
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2,599,877
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2,836,309
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3,210,943
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3,662,759
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4,061,801
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4,408,567
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4,689,524
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4,950,644
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5,220,790
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5,407,528
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5,518,681
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5,647,241
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Marketable, total
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1,360,179
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1,564,329
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1,675,980
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1,802,905
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1,892,763
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2,092,759
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2,390,660
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2,677,476
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2,904,910
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3,091,602
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3,260,447
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3,418,371
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3,439,616
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3,331,030
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3,232,998
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Treasury bills
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384,220
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410,730
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378,263
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398,451
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406,597
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482,454
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564,589
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634,287
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658,381
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697,295
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742,462
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761,232
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701,909
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637,648
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653,165
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Treasury notes
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776,449
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896,884
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1,005,127
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1,089,578
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1,133,193
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1,218,081
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1,387,717
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1,566,349
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1,734,161
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1,867,507
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1,980,343
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2,098,670
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2,122,172
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2,009,115
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1,828,775
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Treasury bonds
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199,510
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241,716
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277,590
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299,875
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337,974
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377,224
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423,354
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461,840
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497,367
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511,800
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522,643
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543,469
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576,151
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610,444
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643,695
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Treasury inflation-indexed notes
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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24,384
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58,823
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92,365
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Federal Financing Bank
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0
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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Nonmarketable, total
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460,831
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558,355
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671,769
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796,972
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943,546
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1,118,184
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1,272,099
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1,384,325
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1,503,657
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1,597,922
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1,690,197
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1,802,419
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1,967,912
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2,187,651
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2,414,242
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US savings bonds
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77,011
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85,551
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97,004
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106,176
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114,025
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122,152
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133,512
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148,266
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167,024
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176,413
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181,181
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184,147
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182,665
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180,816
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180,019
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Foreign series: Government
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6,638
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4,128
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4,350
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6,320
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6,818
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36,041
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41,639
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37,039
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42,459
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41,996
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40,950
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37,488
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34,909
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35,079
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30,970
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Government account series, total
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313,928
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365,872
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440,658
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536,455
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663,677
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779,412
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908,406
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1,011,020
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1,114,289
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1,211,689
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1,324,270
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1,454,690
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1,608,478
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1,777,329
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2,005,166
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Airport and airway trust fund
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7,410
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8,596
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9,937
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11,132
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12,913
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14,312
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15,194
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15,090
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12,672
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12,206
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11,145
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7,682
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6,360
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8,550
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12,414
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Bank insurance fund
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16,130
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15,856
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17,040
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15,565
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15,016
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8,438
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6,108
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4,664
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4,325
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13,972
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20,117
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22,186
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26,329
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27,445
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28,359
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Employees life insurance fund
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6,312
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7,073
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7,755
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8,522
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9,359
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9,561
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11,140
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12,411
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13,575
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14,929
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15,839
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16,962
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18,038
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19,377
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20,755
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Exchange stabilization fund
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2,073
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481
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2,936
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1,433
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1,179
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1,863
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2,378
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3,314
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5,637
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7,326
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2,399
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11,853
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15,460
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15,981
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12,382
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Federal disability insurance trust fund
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5,443
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8,074
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6932
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7,084
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8,167
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11,254
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12,854
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12,774
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10,162
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6,025
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35,150
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50,051
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63,513
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76,947
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92,622
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Federal employees retirement funds
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127,253
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139,498
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162,785
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181,689
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201,524
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223,229
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246,631
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273,732
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301,711
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329,602
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357,539
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377,677
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407,202
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440,145
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474,692
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Federal hospital insurance trust fund
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20,721
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37,885
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50,374
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66,078
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82,914
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96,249
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109,327
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120,647
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126,078
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128,716
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129,864
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125,805
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116,621
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118,250
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153,767
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Federal Housing Administration
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3,485
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5,227
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6,348
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6,373
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6,144
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6,678
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6,839
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6,077
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5,380
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5,933
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6,277
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7,894
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13,643
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14,518
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15,152
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Fed old-age and survivors insurance trust fund
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30,968
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36,948
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58,356
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97,137
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148,565
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203,717
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255,557
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306,524
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355,510
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413,425
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447,947
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499,403
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567,445
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653,282
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762,226
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Fed Savings and Loan Corp, resolution fund
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4,953
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4,238
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845
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1,667
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1,866
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929
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966
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1,346
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828
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1,649
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528
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694
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1,806
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2,087
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2,304
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Fed supplementary medical insurance trust fund
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10,736
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9,424
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6,166
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6,326
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10,365
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14,286
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16,241
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18,534
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23,269
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21,489
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13,513
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27,175
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34,464
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39,502
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26,528
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Government life insurance fund
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269
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245
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222
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201
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182
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184
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148
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134
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125
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114
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106
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99
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(Z)
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(Z)
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(Z)
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Highway trust fund
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9,422
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8,228
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8,496
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8,284
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9,926
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9,530
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10,146
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11,167
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11,475
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7,751
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8,954
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11,660
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22,341
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17,926
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28,083
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National service life insurance fund
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9,296
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9,633
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9,990
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10,440
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10,694
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10,917
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11,150
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11,310
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11,666
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11,852
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11,954
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12,007
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12,023
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12,008
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11,954
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Postal Service fund
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2,362
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3,803
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4,588
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3,948
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4,419
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3,063
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3,339
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4,679
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3,826
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1,270
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1,249
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860
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860
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1,000
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0
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Railroad retirement account
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4,232
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5,606
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6,277
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7,090
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7,709
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8,356
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9,097
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10,081
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10,457
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10,596
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12,129
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14,763
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17,486
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19,764
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22,347
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Treasury deposit funds
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681
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685
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573
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421
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418
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304
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151
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212
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147
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130
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130
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77
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74
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71
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71
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Unemployment trust fund
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16,454
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20,686
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27,463
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35,743
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44,540
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50,186
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47,228
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34,898
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36,563
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39,745
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47,098
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53,849
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61,880
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70,598
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77,357
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Other
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35,728
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43,686
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53,575
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67,322
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87,777
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106,376
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143,912
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163,426
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180,883
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184,959
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202,332
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213,993
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222,933
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239,878
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264,153
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State and local government series
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62,778
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102,367
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129,029
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147,596
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158,580
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161,248
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158,117
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157,570
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149,449
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137,386
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113,368
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95,674
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111,863
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164,431
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168,091
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Domestic series
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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18,886
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29,995
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29,995
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29,995
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29,995
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29,995
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29,995
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29,995
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29,995
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29,995
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Other
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477
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437
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729
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427
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445
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447
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429
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435
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442
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445
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432
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424
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MATURITY DISTRIBUTION
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Amount outstanding, privately held
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1,185,675
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1,354,275
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1,445,366
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1,555,208
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1,654,660
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1,841,903
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2,113,799
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2,363,802
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2,562,336
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2,719,861
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2,870,781
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3,011,185
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2,998,846
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2,856,637
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2,728,011
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Maturity class:
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Within one year
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472,661
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506,903
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483,582
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524,201
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546,751
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626,297
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713,778
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808,705
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858,135
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877,932
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1,002,875
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1,058,558
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1,017,913
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940,572
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915,146
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1-5 years
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402,766
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467,348
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526,746
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552,993
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578,333
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630,144
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761,243
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866,329
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978,714
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1,128,322
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1,157,492
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1,212,258
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1,206,993
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1,105,175
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946,041
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5-10 years
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159,383
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189,955
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209,160
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232,453
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247,428
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267,573
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280,574
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295,921
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306,663
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289,998
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290,111
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306,643
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321,622
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319,331
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331,115
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10-20 years
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62,853
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70,664
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72,862
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74,186
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80,616
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82,713
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84,900
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84,706
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94,345
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88,208
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87,297
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111,360
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154,205
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157,347
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149,703
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20 years and over
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88,012
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119,365
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153,016
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171,375
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201,532
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235,176
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273,304
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308,141
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324,479
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335,401
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333,006
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322,366
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298,113
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334,212
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298,750
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X Not applicable. Z Less than half the unite of measure.
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury,Treasury Bulletin, quarterly.http://www.fms.treas.gov/fmsnews.html
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/542_summary_of_federal_debt.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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