$480 Billion of Debt In One Month
US Treasury
October 4, 2008
Date Debt Held
by the Public		 Intragovernmental
Holdings		 Total Public
Debt Outstanding
09/02/2008 5,509,898,020,864.12 4,157,903,641,565.11 9,667,801,662,429.23
09/03/2008 5,509,953,344,882.61 4,157,722,917,002.77 9,667,676,261,885.38
09/04/2008 5,510,537,696,176.73 4,157,656,426,875.57 9,668,194,123,052.30
09/05/2008 5,510,653,897,970.67 4,159,144,996,498.11 9,669,798,894,468.78
09/08/2008 5,510,454,671,651.99 4,158,390,117,328.67 9,668,844,788,980.66
09/09/2008 5,530,693,169,327.12 4,162,069,776,598.19 9,692,762,945,925.31
09/10/2008 5,530,928,205,885.99 4,153,864,405,618.78 9,684,792,611,504.77
09/11/2008 5,526,828,606,295.84 4,155,288,389,998.00 9,682,116,996,293.84
09/12/2008 5,526,803,202,443.31 4,156,515,949,702.04 9,683,319,152,145.35
09/15/2008 5,475,450,615,883.44 4,158,639,848,932.11 9,634,090,464,815.55
09/16/2008 5,475,941,633,094.80 4,163,850,032,833.14 9,639,791,665,927.94
09/17/2008 5,476,381,035,381.95 4,170,766,425,173.05 9,647,147,460,555.00
09/18/2008 5,492,459,419,394.83 4,172,172,383,864.24 9,664,631,803,259.07
09/19/2008 5,552,620,101,517.17 4,174,389,518,377.17 9,727,009,619,894.34
09/22/2008 5,613,059,030,493.40 4,172,807,135,417.00 9,785,866,165,910.40
09/23/2008 5,613,893,232,637.39 4,177,676,012,038.56 9,791,569,244,675.95
09/24/2008 5,614,420,276,276.55 4,173,660,385,551.68 9,788,080,661,828.23
09/25/2008 5,674,500,268,592.36 4,174,749,697,791.56 9,849,249,966,383.92
09/26/2008 5,714,473,881,064.87 4,174,725,650,384.21 9,889,199,531,449.08
09/29/2008 5,774,962,168,083.97 4,170,616,063,897.62 9,945,578,231,981.59
09/30/2008 5,808,691,665,403.71 4,216,033,231,508.78 10,024,724,896,912.49
10/01/2008 5,850,791,254,967.39 4,273,433,812,160.30 10,124,225,067,127.69
10/02/2008 5,869,084,491,601.97 4,279,664,792,482.18 10,148,749,284,084.15

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September 2, 2008 through October 2, 2008
10 148 749 284 084.15 - 9 667 801 662 429.23 = 4.80947622 × 1011

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