This dataset provides the monthly total of gift contributions received by the U.S. Treasury that were donated to reduce the public debt. These donations can include money, outstanding government obligations, and property that is sold for cash.
Gift Contributions to Reduce the Public Debt
About This Dataset
Description:
The Gift Contributions to Reduce Debtthe 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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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.
Refer to About This Dataset above for a data dictionary with field names and descriptions, as well as notes and known limitations.
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Refer to About This Dataset above for a data dictionary with field names and descriptions as well as notes and known limitations
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Definition: The fields parameter allows you to select which field(s) should be included in the response.
Accepts: The fields= parameter accepts a comma-separated list of field names (no parentheses).
Required: No, specifying fields is not required to make an API request.
Default: If desired fields are not specified, all fields will be returned.
Notes: When a field named passed to the fields= parameter is not available for the endpoint accessed, an error will occur. Note that omitting fields can result in automatically aggregated and summed data results. For more information, view the full documentation on Aggregation and Sums.
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