MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 29, 2004
(Details may not add to totals)

TABLE I -- SUMMARY OF TREASURY SECURITIES OUTSTANDING, FEBRUARY 29, 2004

(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................          958,164                    30                958,195
  Notes.......................................        1,952,714                    29              1,952,743
  Bonds.......................................          564,174                   232                564,407
  Inflation-Indexed Notes.....................          141,339                     0                141,339
  Inflation-Indexed Bonds.....................           46,188                     0                 46,188
Total Marketable  a...........................        3,662,580        1          292              3,662,871

Nonmarketable:
  Depositary Compensation Securities..........           16,330                     0                 16,330
  Domestic Series.............................           29,995                     0                 29,995
  Foreign Series..............................            6,731                     0                  6,731
  R.E.A. Series...............................                1                     0                      1
  State and Local Government Series...........          147,603                     0                147,603
  United States Savings Securities............          204,518                     0                204,518
  Government Account Series...................           53,612             2,966,058              3,019,670
  Other.......................................            4,223                     0                  4,223
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          463,014             2,966,058              3,429,072

Total Public Debt Outstanding.................        4,125,593             2,966,350              7,091,943
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, FEBRUARY 29, 2004
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                                              Amount Outstanding
                                              Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Debt Subject to Limit:
  Public Debt Outstanding.....................        4,125,593             2,966,350              7,091,943
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              514                     0                    514
    Unamortized Discount  2...................           29,143                13,227                 42,370
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        4,095,936             2,953,123              7,049,059

  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  3               104                     0                    104

  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        4,096,040             2,953,123              7,049,163
  Statutory Debt Limit  4.................................................................         7,384,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.........................................................           334,837








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