MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 31, 2002
(Details may not add to totals)

TABLE I -- SUMMARY OF TREASURY SECURITIES OUTSTANDING, AUGUST 31, 2002

(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................          890,698                    31                890,730
  Notes.......................................        1,508,127                    26              1,508,153
  Bonds.......................................          592,699                   310                593,009
  Inflation-Indexed Notes.....................           93,636                     0                 93,636
  Inflation-Indexed Bonds.....................           45,083                     0                 45,083
  Federal Financing Bank  1...................                0                15,000                 15,000
Total Marketable  a...........................        3,130,243        2       15,367              3,145,611

Nonmarketable:
  Domestic Series.............................           29,995                     0                 29,995
  Foreign Series..............................           12,719                     0                 12,719
  R.E.A. Series...............................                1                     0                      1
  State and Local Government Series...........          141,631                     0                141,631
  United States Savings Securities............          193,092                     0                193,092
  Government Account Series...................           46,624             2,636,838              2,683,462
  Other.......................................            3,973                     0                  3,973
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          428,033             2,636,838              3,064,871

Total Public Debt Outstanding.......…………………………        3,558,277             2,652,205              6,210,482
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, AUGUST 31, 2002
.
                                              Amount Outstanding
                                              Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Debt Subject to Limit:
  Public Debt Outstanding.....................        3,558,277             2,652,205              6,210,482
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              520                     0                    520
    Unamortized Discount  3...................           36,037                16,259                 52,297
    Federal Financing Bank....................                0                15,000                 15,000
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        3,521,720             2,620,946              6,142,665

  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  4               170                     0                    170

  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        3,521,890             2,620,946              6,142,835
  Statutory Debt Limit  5.................................................................         6,400,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.........................................................           257,165





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