Figures on government spending and debt

Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

Total public debt subject to limit May 21 16,699,396

Statutory debt limit 16,699,421

Total public debt outstanding May 21 16,737,283

Operating balance May 21 31,246

Interest fiscal year 2013 through April 147,814

Interest same period 2012 145,702

Deficit fiscal year 2013 through April 487,594

Deficit same period 2012 719,859

Receipts fiscal year 2013 through April 1,603,334

Receipts same period 2012 1,383,192

Outlays fiscal year 2013 through April 2,090,928

Outlays same period through April 2,103,050

Gold assets in May 11,041

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