MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 31, 2004
(Details may not add to totals)

TABLE I -- SUMMARY OF TREASURY SECURITIES OUTSTANDING, AUGUST 31, 2004

(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................          976,732                    30                976,763
  Notes.......................................        2,088,509                    45              2,088,554
  Bonds.......................................          551,910                   141                552,050
  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.....          223,337                     0                223,337
Total Marketable  a...........................        3,840,488        1          216              3,840,704

Nonmarketable:
  Domestic Series.............................           29,995                     0                 29,995
  Foreign Series..............................            5,881                     0                  5,881
  R.E.A. Series...............................                1                     0                      1
  State and Local Government Series...........          154,923                     0                154,923
  United States Savings Securities............          204,232                     0                204,232
  Government Account Series...................           58,387             3,052,243              3,110,630
  Other.......................................            4,584                     0                  4,584
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          458,004             3,052,243              3,510,247

Total Public Debt Outstanding.................        4,298,492             3,052,458              7,350,950
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, AUGUST 31, 2004
.
                                              Amount Outstanding
                                              Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Debt Subject to Limit:
  Public Debt Outstanding.....................        4,298,492             3,052,458              7,350,950
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              513                     0                    513
    Unamortized Discount  2...................           29,777                15,310                 45,086
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        4,268,202             3,037,149              7,305,351

  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  3               180                     0                    180

  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        4,268,382             3,037,149              7,305,531
  Statutory Debt Limit  4.................................................................         7,384,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.........................................................            78,469










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