MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
OF THE UNITED STATES

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

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

(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental         Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................        1,001,189                     1,983                1,003,172
  Notes.......................................        2,157,067                        54                2,157,121
  Bonds.......................................          539,406                       141                  539,547
  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.....          245,930                        11                  245,941
  Federal Financing Bank  1  .................                0                    14,000                   14,000
Total Marketable  a...........................        3,943,593        2           16,188                3,959,781

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...........          160,682                         0                  160,682
  United States Savings Securities............          204,454                         0                  204,454
  Government Account Series...................           58,986                 3,171,565                3,230,551
  Other.......................................            4,796                         0                    4,796
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          464,796                 3,171,565                3,636,362

Total Public Debt Outstanding.................        4,408,389                 3,187,753   19           7,596,144   19
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, DECEMBER 31, 2004
.
                                              Amount Outstanding
                                              Debt Held             Intragovernmental         Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Debt Subject to Limit:
  Public Debt Outstanding.....................        4,408,389                 3,187,753                7,596,144
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              512                         0                      512
    Unamortized Discount  3...................           30,956                    15,222                   46,178
  Federal Financing Bank  1     ..............                0                    14,000                   14,000
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        4,376,922                 3,158,531                7,535,454

  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  4               191                         0                      191

  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        4,377,114                 3,158,531                7,535,644
  Statutory Debt Limit  5.....................................................................           8,184,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.............................................................             648,356







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THE BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT