MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 31, 2001
(Details may not add to totals)

TABLE I -- SUMMARY OF TREASURY SECURITIES OUTSTANDING, MARCH 31, 2001

(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................          712,032                     0               712,032
  Notes.......................................        1,534,868                     1             1,534,869
  Bonds.......................................          627,510                   459               627,969
  Inflation-Indexed Notes.....................           88,804                     0                88,804
  Inflation-Indexed Bonds.....................           39,195                     0                39,195
  Federal Financing Bank  1...................                0                15,000                15,000
Total Marketable  a...........................        3,002,409        2       15,460             3,017,869

Nonmarketable:
  Domestic Series.............................           29,996                     0                29,996
  Foreign Series..............................           24,736                     0                24,736
  R.E.A. Series...............................                1                     0                     1
  State and Local Government Series...........          152,887                     0               152,887
  United States Savings Securities............          184,815                     0               184,815
  Government Account Series...................           37,047             2,323,251             2,360,298
  Other.......................................            3,138                     0                 3,138
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          432,621             2,323,251             2,755,871

Total Public Debt Outstanding.................        3,435,029             2,338,711             5,773,740
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, MARCH 31, 2001
(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
                                              Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Debt Subject to Limit:
  Public Debt Outstanding.....................        3,435,029             2,338,711             5,773,740
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              524                     0                   524
    Unamortized Discount  3...................           49,398                16,495                65,892
    Federal Financing Bank....................                0                15,000                15,000
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        3,385,107             2,307,216             5,692,323

  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  4               173                     0                   173

  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        3,385,280             2,307,216             5,692,496
  Statutory Debt Limit  5.................................................................        5,950,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.........................................................          257,504





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