MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
(Details may not add to totals)

TABLE I -- SUMMARY OF TREASURY SECURITIES OUTSTANDING, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................          961,449                    30                961,480
  Notes.......................................        2,109,494                    64              2,109,558
  Bonds.......................................          551,904                   141                552,045
  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.....          223,008                    11                223,018
Total Marketable  a...........................        3,845,855        1          246              3,846,101

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...........          158,214                     0                158,214
  United States Savings Securities............          204,201                     0                204,201
  Government Account Series...................           58,528             3,071,462              3,129,990
  Other.......................................            4,669                     0                  4,669
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          461,490             3,071,462              3,532,952

Total Public Debt Outstanding.................        4,307,345             3,071,708              7,379,053
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
.
                                              Amount Outstanding
                                              Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Debt Subject to Limit:
  Public Debt Outstanding.....................        4,307,345             3,071,708              7,379,053
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              513                     0                    513
    Unamortized Discount  2...................           30,255                15,119                 45,374
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        4,276,577             3,056,590              7,333,166

  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  3               184                     0                    184

  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        4,276,760             3,056,590              7,333,350
  Statutory Debt Limit  4.................................................................         7,384,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.........................................................            50,650










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