The Gift Contributions to Reduce the Public Debt dataset provides the monthly total for gift contributions received by the U.S. Treasury that were donated to reduce the public debt. These donations can include money, outstanding government obligations (such as savings bonds) and property that is sold for cash. Gifts may be classified as inter vivos (from a living person) or testamentary bequests (from a person's will).
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Data Table Name
Field Name
Display Name
Description
Data Type
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Gift Contributions to Reduce the Public Debt
record_date
Record Date
The date that data was published.
DATE
1
Gift Contributions to Reduce the Public Debt
contribution_amt
Contribution Amount
The gift contribution is gifts donated to the United States Government to reduce debt held by the public.
CURRENCY
1
Gift Contributions to Reduce the Public Debt
src_line_nbr
Source Line Number
Indicates the row of the corresponding table where a data point can be found.
INTEGER
1
Gift Contributions to Reduce the Public Debt
record_fiscal_year
Fiscal Year
The fiscal year associated with record_date. The federal government's fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30.
YEAR
1
Gift Contributions to Reduce the Public Debt
record_fiscal_quarter
Fiscal Quarter Number
The fiscal quarter associated with record_date. For the federal government these quarters are: Q1 - October to December, Q2 - January to March, Q3 - April to June, Q4 - July to September.
QUARTER
1
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Notes & Known Limitations
Gift contributions amounts for 1996 and 1997 are provided for the fiscal year end only. This data has a one-month lag behind the current reporting month. Some columns in this dataset overlap with the U.S. Treasury Monthly Statement of the Public Debt (MSPD) dataset.
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